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A Zoning Ordinance has been received from Diane P. LeBlanc City Clerk, relative to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge be amended on a Zoning Petition by Michael Monestime, et al., to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge by creating new footnotes in the Table of Permitted Uses in Section 4.30 for Outdoor Retail or Consumer Service Establishment, not otherwise defined and Outdoor Entertainment and Recreation Facility” in the Business B, B-1 and B-2 column which read, “For the Central Square Overlay see section 20.304.5 (5)” and “For the Central Square Overlay see section 20.304.5 (6)”; and by amending Section 20.304.5 of the Central Square Overlay District to allow Outdoor Retail or Consumer Service Establishment, not otherwise defined by Special Permit from the Planning Board, with associated approval criteria, and to permit Outdoor Entertainment and Recreation Facility as-of-right within the Business B District of the Central Square Overlay District. (Ordinance #2023-1) PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL APRIL 24, 2023 TO BE ORDAINED ON OR AFTER MAY 15, 2023 EXPIRES ON JULY 12, 2023
ORDINANCE 2023-1
That the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge be amended on a Zoning Petition by Michael Monestime, et al., to amend the
Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge by creating new footnotes in the Table of Permitted Uses in Section 4.30 for Outdoor
Retail or Consumer Service Establishment, not otherwise defined and Outdoor Entertainment and Recreation Facility” in the
Business B, B-1 and B-2 column which read, “For the Central Square Overlay see section 20.304.5 (5)” and “For the Central Square
Overlay see section 20.304.5 (6)”; and by amending Section 20.304.5 of the Central Square Overlay District to allow Outdoor Retail
or Consumer Service Establishment, not otherwise defined by Special Permit from the Planning Board, with associated approval
criteria, and to permit Outdoor Entertainment and Recreation Facility as-of-right within the Business B District of the Central Square
Overlay District.
4.36
Outdoor Retail or Consumer Service Establishments
Outdoor Retail or
Consumer Service
Establishment, not
otherwise defined
No 11
No
No
No
No
SP
SP
SP62
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
a. Open-Lot Retail
Sales
Establishment
No
No
No
No
Yes 12
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
b. Drive-In Food
Service
Establishment
No
No
No
No
No
SP
SP
No
SP
No
SP
No
SP
c. Drive-In
Consumer Service
Establishment
No
No
No
No
No
No
SP
SP 13
SP
SP
SP
No
SP
d. Outdoor
Entertainment and
Recreation Facility
No 11
No
No
No
Yes 12
No
No
SP62
SP
SP
SP
SP
SP
62 For development within the Central Square Overlay District, see Section 20.304.5
e. Drive-In Theater No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
f. Outdoor Auto
Sales Facility
No
No
No
No
No
No
SP
No
No
No
SP
No
SP
g. Auto Service
Station
No
No
No
No
No
SP
SP
SP 13
SP
No
Yes
SP
Yes
h. Auto Wash
No
No
No
No
No
No
SP
No
No
No
SP
SP
SP
i. [Deleted]
j. Temporary
Outdoor Retail or
Consumer Service
Use
Yes
No
No
SP 61
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
20.304.5 Use Regulations. In addition to the use regulations applicable in each base zoning district the following provisions shall apply in the
Central Square Overlay District:
5. Outdoor Retail or Consumer Service Establishment, not otherwise defined shall be a permitted use within the Central Square Overlay, subject
to a special permit granted by the Planning Board. In granting the special permit the Planning Board must make the required findings in Section
10.43 and 10.43.1 of this Ordinance and may impose conditions pursuant to Section 10.44 of this Ordinance.
6. Outdoor Entertainment and Recreation Facility, 4.36 (d), shall be a permitted use within the Business B District of the Central Square Overlay.