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APP 2020-35
A citizens’ petition to amend the Zoning Ordinance
Zoning petitionfiled by residentsMGL c.40A §5
How it started
Sep 21, 2020 · Filed by Cambridge Redevelopment Authority 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 happenedFeb 3, 2021 · ⚖️ Became law as amended. Ordained unanimously, and now part of the Municipal Code. (Ordained as amended, unanimous)
Sep 21, 2020 · Referred to committee, unanimous
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Voted yes (9)
Dennis Carlone
Patty Nolan
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Alanna Mallon
Marc McGovern
Sumbul Siddiqui
E. Denise Simmons
Timothy J. Toomey
Quinton Zondervan
Nov 19, 2020 · Heard in committee: Ordinance Committee testimony and discussion; any committee vote is in the committee's minutes
Jan 5, 2021 · Referred, 7–0
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Voted yes (7)
- Dennis Carlone
- Alanna Mallon
- Marc McGovern
- Patty Nolan
- Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
- Timothy J. Toomey
- Quinton Zondervan
Absent (2)
- Sumbul Siddiqui
- E. Denise Simmons
Jan 11, 2021 · Passed to a second reading, unanimous
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Voted yes (9)
- Dennis Carlone
- Patty Nolan
- Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
- Alanna Mallon
- Marc McGovern
- Sumbul Siddiqui
- E. Denise Simmons
- Timothy J. Toomey
- Quinton Zondervan
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 February 2021. 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 · 104 pages
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