Special Tues, Feb 18, 2020, 3:00pm City Council Meeting to discuss the Harvard Square Overlay Zoning Petition
The petition expires March 10, 2020. I suppose they could let it expire and go through the process again, but it seems like the inclination is to get some amended version of this petition ordained earlier than later. The March 9 City Council meeting has been cancelled, and the petition must be passed to a 2nd Reading at this Special Meeting in order to allow time (14 days) for the legally required advertisement of the petition prior to a vote on ordination. [Zoning FAQ] Assuming the advertisement appears on Thurs, Feb 20 this means that the earliest date the petition could be voted would be Thurs, March 5 (certainly not before March 3), so this petition could not be ordained at the March 2 meeting, and another Special Meeting would have to be scheduled prior to the March 10 expiration date. Hence this Special City Council Meeting and possibly another. – RW
Update – The CDD page on zoning was incorrect – it’s a 10 day advertising window. The City Clerk also shipped the advertisement off to the papers prior to the matter being passed to a 2nd Reading at this Feb 18 Special Meeting so that it could be in the queue for possible ordination at the March 2 City Council meeting. This caused some awkwardness at the meeting since the language couldn’t be amended in any substantive way without being re-advertised. I guess whatever gets you in before the deadline…… RW
COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Report of the Ordinance Committee – Committee Meeting – Dec 11, 2019 5:30pm
Regarding the Harvard Square Zoning Petition
Present: Carlone, Devereux, Kelley, Mallon, McGovern, Simmons, Siddiqui, Zondervan
2. Report of the Ordinance Committee – Committee Meeting – Jan 30, 2020 5:30pm
Regarding the reconvened hearing regarding the Harvard Square Zoning Petition
Present: Carlone, Mallon, McGovern, Siddiqui, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Zondervan, Simmons (late), Toomey (late)
3. Motion to amend the petition by the substitution with the language as recommended by the Ordinance Committee on January 30, 2020.
4. A Zoning Petition has been received from Suzanne P. Blier regarding Harvard Square Zoning Petition.
• Petition Text
• CDD Memo – November 14, 2019
• Planning Board Presentation – November 19, 2019
• Planning Board Recommendation
• Supplemental Information from CDD Staff