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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
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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:
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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