Policy Order O-11
Mayor Maher
WHEREAS: Recent cases at the Planning Board as well as petitions to amend Section 5.28 of the Zoning Ordinance with regard to the conversion of older buildings into multifamily housing have raised issues about the clarity and impact of Section 5.28.
WHEREAS: Section 5.28 is an important tool for the City's goals to preserve historic buildings and preserve and create affordable housing; nevertheless, recent public discussion has surfaced a number of issues relative to the effect on the neighborhood of some projects developed under this section, particularly with respect to density and parking; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Acting Assistant City Manager for Community Development to direct the CDD staff to develop language for proposed amendments to Section 5.28 that address the concerns that have been the subject of these public conversations including but not limited to
ORDERED: That the language developed by CDD staff for amendments to Section 5.28 be brought back to the Ordinance Committee for consideration before any decisions for Planning Board or Board of Zoning applications under Section 5.28 are decided.