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APP 2023-32
A citizens’ petition to amend the Zoning Ordinance
Zoning petitionfiled by residentsMGL c.40A §5
How it started
May 22, 2023 · Filed by the full City Council 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 22, 2023 · ↪ Referred. Sent to the Ordinance Committee and Planning Board, as §5 requires. (Referred to committee, unanimous) The Planning Board held its hearing April 11; the Ordinance Committee heard it May 3.
Voted yes (9), unanimous
Burhan Azeem
Dennis Carlone
Alanna Mallon
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
E. Denise Simmons
Paul F. Toner
Quinton Zondervan
Sumbul Siddiqui
What’s next
Entered the Zoning Ordinance: the city’s zoning tracker records it adopted as June 12, 2023 Ordinance #2023-2.
Referred to committee, unanimousMay 22, 2023
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