POR 2025 #8 · Agenda item attachment · Jan 27 2025

POR 2025 #8 : That the City Council Amend Petition One, Section 5.40, Footnote (2) to add paragraph (c) to read: (c) If the building does not require a Planning Board Advisory Consultation per Section 19.40 of this Zoning Ordinance and does not require any special permit from the Planning Board, then before applying for a building permit, the applicant shall: (I) schedule a meeting to show plans or renderings of the proposed building, answer questions and gather feedback from abutters; (ii) prepare a notification flyer including, at a minimum, a general description of the project, the date, time, location, and other information necessary for people to attend the meeting, and contact information (telephone and e-mail, at minimum) for the developer; (iii) provide that notification by mail to “parties in interest” as that term is defined in the Zoning Act, G.L. c40A, s.11, to the Community Development Department electronically for posting on the City of Cambridge website, and to others whom the applicant may choose to contact; (iv) erect and maintain for a minimum of 20 days, beginning at least 10 days before the date of the meeting, a notification sign on the site of the proposed building containing the information in subparagraph (ii) above and meeting the Location and Number and Graphic and Construction Standards in Section 10.42.1, Paragraphs (a) and (d) of this Zoning Ordinance; and (v) include with the building permit application a copy of the notification and mailing list, a photograph and site plan showing the location of the notification sign(s), a summary of the meeting, who attended, and what questions and feedback were received