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APP 2023-22
A citizens’ petition to amend the Zoning Ordinance
Zoning petitionfiled by residentsMGL c.40A §5
How it started
May 1, 2023 · Filed by Ian Ferguson 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
May 1, 2023 · ↪ Referred, 8–0. Sent to the Ordinance Committee and Planning Board, as §5 requires. (one absent) The Planning Board held its hearing June 20; the Ordinance Committee heard it June 28.
Voted yes (8), unanimous
Burhan Azeem
Dennis Carlone
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
E. Denise Simmons
Paul F. Toner
Quinton Zondervan
Sumbul Siddiqui
Absent (1)
Alanna Mallon
What’s next
⏳ No action taken: the city’s own zoning tracker lists this among past amendments not adopted. Under MGL c.40A §5, a petition the Council does not adopt within 90 days of its hearing lapses; adoption would have needed a two-thirds vote (6 of 9).
The document the petition text · 8 pages
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