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APP 2023-3
A citizens’ petition to amend the Zoning Ordinance (Article 4, 5, and 8)
Zoning petitionfiled by residentsMGL c.40A §5
How it started
Jan 9, 2023 · Filed by Douglas Brown 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
Jan 9, 2023 · ↪ Referred, 8–0. Sent to the Ordinance Committee and Planning Board, as §5 requires. (Referred to committee · one absent)
Voted yes (8), unanimous
Burhan Azeem
Alanna Mallon
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
E. Denise Simmons
Paul F. Toner
Quinton Zondervan
Sumbul Siddiqui
Absent (1)
Dennis Carlone
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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