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Section 11.202(b) of Article 11.000 Special Regulations linkage fee., be amended by substitution. (Ordinance #2022-14) PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 TO BE ORDAINED ON THE OCTOBER 17, 2022 OR OCTOBER 24, 2022 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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Calendar Item # 2
FIRST IN COUNCIL
May 9, 2022
City of Cambridge
COUNCILLOR SIMMONS
COUNCILLOR AZEEM
COUNCILLOR CARLONE
COUNCILLOR MCGOVERN
WHEREAS:
The Housing Committee met on March 16, 2022 to discuss amendments to Section
11.202(b) of Article 11.000 entitled “Special Regulations linkage fee”. Now therefore
be it;
ORDERED:
That section 11.202(b) of Article 11.000, entitled SPECIAL REGULATIONS, of the
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge, be amended by substitution with the
following text:
(b) Housing Contribution Rate. The Housing Contribution Rate effective upon
ordination shall be thirty-three dollars and thirty-four cents ($33.34) per square foot of
Gross Floor Area devoted to the uses that qualify the new development as an Incentive
Project. The effective rate shall be subject to annual escalation equal to annual
percentage increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Housing Index for Boston-
Brockton-Nashua, MA-NH-ME-CT or similar index to reflect changes in dollar values
over time; however, annual decreases in CPI shall not cause the contribution rate to be
decreased. The table below is intended to administratively track changes to the
Housing Contribution Rate as it is adjusted over time.
Effective Date
Housing Contribution Rate
September 28, 2015
$12.00 per square foot.
September 28, 2016 (Annual Adjustment)
$13.00 per square foot.
November 16, 2016 (CPI Adjustment)
$13.50 per square foot.
September 28, 2017 (Annual Adjustment)
$14.50 per square foot.
October 18, 2017 (CPI Adjustment)
$14.95 per square foot.
September 28, 2018 (Annual Adjustment)
$15.95 per square foot.
November 18, 2019 (CPI Adjustment)
$17.10 per square foot.
January 28, 2020 (City Council Amendment)
$20.10 per square foot.
XX XX, 2022 (City Council Amendment)
$33.34 per square foot.
History:
03/16/22
Housing Committee
05/09/22
City Council
PLACED ON THE TABLE
Next: 05/16/22
05/16/22
City Council
NO ACTION TAKEN
Next: 05/23/22