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APP 2019-80
A citizens’ petition to amend the Zoning Ordinance
Zoning petitionfiled by residentsMGL c.40A §5
How it started
Oct 7, 2019 · Filed by Suzanne P. Blier and fellow residents: state law (MGL c.40A §5) lets ten registered voters put a proposed zoning change before the Council, which must process it on statutory clocks.
What happenedMar 2, 2020 · ⚖️ Became law. Ordained unanimously, and now part of the Municipal Code. (Ordained, unanimous)
Oct 7, 2019 · Referred
Dec 11, 2019 · Heard in committee: Ordinance Committee testimony and discussion; any committee vote is in the committee's minutes
Jan 30, 2020 · Referred
Feb 18, 2020 · Passed to a second reading
View the roll call
Voted yes (9), unanimous
Dennis Carlone
Patty Nolan
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Alanna Mallon
Marc McGovern
Sumbul Siddiqui
E. Denise Simmons
Timothy J. Toomey
Quinton Zondervan
What’s next
Entered the Municipal Code: became law as ordained in March 2020. The Code can be amended at any time; its current text is the authority on what’s in force today.
The document the petition text · 21 pages
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