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A Zoning Petition Has been received from Craig A. Kelley regarding The Cambridge Transportation De-Carbonization and Congestion-Mitigation Bill. (Ordinance #2022-13) REFERRED TO THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE AND PLANNING BOARD IN COUNCIL APRIL 25, 2022

APP 2022 #16·Council meeting Apr 25, 2022·8 pages·📄 Original PDF (city portal)
Page 1 of 2 The Cambridge Transportation De-Carbonization and Congestion-Mitigation Bill Purpose: The Purpose of this bill is to further Cambridge’s efforts to decarbonize transportation, to mitigate traffic congestion and to decrease parking demands by allowing commercial use of privately-owned electric vehicle charging stations in residential districts and by allowing rental of shared-use micromobility devices in residential districts. Petition Text is as follows: Publicly-accessible, Privately-owned Electric Vehicle Charging System. An electric vehicle charging system and its attendant parking spot located on privately owned property that is available, for free or through a financial transaction, to members of the general public for the sole purpose of charging an electric vehicle owned by an entity other than the property owner. Electric vehicle. Any vehicle that is licensed and registered for operation on public and private highways, roads, or streets and that operates exclusively on electrical energy from an off-board source that is stored in the vehicle’s batteries, producing zero tailpipe emissions or pollution when stationary or operating. Shared Vehicle. Any privately-owned vehicle that is licensed and registered for operation on public and private highways, roads, and streets that is available, for free or through a financial transaction, to members of the general public through a shared mobility platform. A shared vehicle does not include Carsharing Vehicles and Organizations as regulated in Section 6.24. Shared Mobility Device. A mobility device such as a scooter, bicycle, or other transportation device that is not legal to operate on public highways that is made available for personal use to members or customers through a self-service automated reservation system, for free or through a financial transaction, but not by means of a separate written agreement that is entered into each time a device is operated by a member or customer. A Shared Mobility Device must be owned, maintained or operated by, and made available through, a Shared Mobility Platform. Shared Mobility Platform. An entity with a distributed fleet of Shared Mobility Devices, either owned by or made available through the Platform, that charges a use-based fee related to a specific device or for which the Platform provides services based on membership. Adding three new uses to the Table of Use Regulations Article 4.32 Table of Use Regulations; Transportation, Communication & Utility Uses:
Page 2 of 2 The Cambridge Transportation De-Carbonization and Congestion-Mitigation Bill Add these new use categories: Open Space Res A 1& 2 Res B Res C, C- 1, C- 1A, 2, 2A, 2B,3, 3A, 3B Off 2, 2A, 2, 3, 3A Bus A- 1,A- , A- 3 Bus A, A-4 Bus B, B- 1, B-2 Bus C, C-1 Ind A- 1, A-2 Ind A Ind B- 1, B-2 Ind B Ind C M.Shared Vehicle No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes N. Publicly- accessible, Privately- owned Electric Vehicle Charging System No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes O. Shared Mobility Device No Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes *Properties of less than 10,000 SF are limited to 4 Shared Mobility Devices on the property at a time. Amend section 6.20 “Offstreet Parking Regulations” to add as follows: 6.21 (a). Publicly-accessible, Privately-owned Electric Vehicle Charging Systems may be installed in any parking space conforming to the dimensional and other requirements of Article 6.000, or, if not, are lawfully non-conforming. We, the undersigned registered voters of Cambridge, support these amendments Name, Printed Name, Signed Registered voting address