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APP 2020-18
A citizens’ petition to amend the Zoning Ordinance
Zoning petitionfiled by residentsMGL c.40A §5
How it started
Mar 16, 2020 · Filed by Tom Hartvigsen 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 happened
Mar 16, 2020 · ↪ Referred. Sent to the Ordinance Committee and Planning Board, as §5 requires. (Referred to committee, unanimous)
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
🗂 In committee. Referred onward; the committee reports back to the Council.
The document the petition text · 6 pages
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