A revised Cambridge Street zoning petition

Page 1 Petition: To amend the Zoning Map and Articles 3.000, 17.000, and 19.000 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance as follows with the intent of establishing four three new zoning districts for the Cambridge Street corridor.

Amendments to the Zoning Map. See attached Zoning Map and descriptive text. Amendments to Article 3.000. Amend Section 3.11 to read as follows: 3.11 For the purpose of this Ordinance, the City of Cambridge is hereby divided into fifty- four three classes of districts listed below in order of decreasing restrictiveness as follows: 1.

Open Space District

Public parks and recreation facilities and other public facilities 2.

Residence C-1 District

3.

Residence C-1A District

4.

Residence C-2 District

5.

Residence C-2B District

6.

Residence C-2A District

7.

Residence C-3A District

Multifamily dwellings and limited office 8.

Residence C-3 District

9.

Residence C-3B District

10.

Office 1 District

Business and professional office and multifamily dwellings (Apartment house, hotel, dormitory) 11.

Office 2A District

Business, research and professional offices, limited research oriented manufacturing 12.

Office 2 District

Business, research and professional offices, limited research oriented manufacturing 13.

Office 3A District

Business and professional offices and multifamily dwellings 14.

Office 3 District

Business and professional offices and multifamily dwellings 15.

Business A-3 District

Neighborhood business

16.

Business A-1 District

17.

Business A-2 District

18.

Business A District

Local and drive in retail business offices and multifamily dwellings 19.

Business A-4 District

20.

Business A-5 District

Local business and multifamily dwellings 21.

Business C District

General business, professional offices, multifamily dwellings. 22.

Business B-1 District

General business, business and professional offices, and multifamily dwellings 23.

Business B-2 District

General business, business and professional offices and multifamily dwellings 24.

Business B District

General business

25.

Industry B-2 District

Office, warehouse and light manufacturing 26.

Industry A-1 District

Limited impact business and industry

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Industry B-1 District

Heavy manufacturing, warehouses, and offices 28.

Industry A-2 District

Limited impact business and industry 29.

Industry A District

Warehouse, storage and light manufacturing 30.

Industrial District 1

31.

Industrial District 2

32.

Industrial District 3

33.

Industrial District 4 and 4A

34.

Industrial District 5

35.

Industrial District 6

36.

Industrial District 7

37.

Industrial District 8

38.

Industrial District 8A

39.

Industrial District 9

40.

Industrial District 10(F)

41.

Industrial District 10(H)

42.

Industrial District 11

43.

Industrial District 12

44.

Industrial District 13

45.

Industrial District 14

46.

Industrial District 15

47.

Cambridge Street-8

48.

Cambridge Street-10

489.

Cambridge Street-12

4950.

Cambridge Street-15

50147. Mixed Use Development (MXD)

District: Kendall Center

Various uses governed by the requirements of Article 14.000 51248. Cambridgeport Revitalization

Development District

Various uses governed by the requirements of Article 15.000 52349. North Point Residence, Office and Business District Various uses governed by the requirements of Article 16.000 53450.

Industry B District

Heavy Industry

Page 3 Amendments to Article 17.000. Create a new Section 17.700 to read as follows: 17.700

Cambridge Street Districts

17.701 Scope. This Section 17.700 regulates development within the Cambridge Street Districts (CAM-8, CAM-10, CAM-12, and CAM-15) as shown on the Zoning Map of the City of Cambridge, as amended. The regulations of this Section shall apply equally to all Cambridge Street Districts except where otherwise specified. 17.702 Purpose. The Cambridge Street Districts are meant to encourage patterns of development consistent with the vision of the Our Cambridge Street Planning Study (2023).

This Section establishes the following goals for the Cambridge Street corridor: Maintain established patterns of land use while allowing new infill development that complements existing buildings; Encourage residential and mixed-use development while incentivizing additional density for development that includes active ground floor retail uses; Promote a dynamic urban streetscape and an accessible public realm through building and site design, and; Allow the production of a diverse mix of economically viable ground floor retail uses.

17.703 Use Regulations. 17.703.1 Permitted Uses. The following uses, as they are listed in Article 4.000 and otherwise defined in this Zoning Ordinance, shall be permitted as-of-right: Residential Uses: All uses in Section 4.31.a through 4.31.i. Tourist house (Section 4.31.1.a) only within the CAM-15 District. Radio and television studio, Section 4.32.f. Transportation Uses: Bus or railroad passenger station, Section 4.32.a, all uses in Section 4.32.k through 4.32.n.

Institutional Uses: All uses in Section 4.33 except Municipal service facility (Section 4.33.f.4) and Institutional use not listed in any other category (Section 4.33.h.4). Office and Laboratory Uses: All uses in Section 4.34.

Retail or Consumer Service Establishments: All uses in Section 4.35 except Animal

Services Facility (4.35.l) and Retail or Consumer Service Establishment not

otherwise defined. A Craft Retail and Production Shop (4.35.b) shall be permitted as-of-right if it occupies no more than 2,500 square feet of Gross Floor Area, including storage areas, and does not involve the use of equipment that produces dust, fumes, odors, smoke, vapors, noise, vibration, flashing, light trespass, or glare outside of the premises.

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Outdoor Retail or Consumer Service Establishments: Open-Lot Retail Sales

Establishment (Section 4.36.a) and Temporary Outdoor Retail or Consumer Service

Use (Section 4.36.j). Cannabis Delivery Operator Establishment (Section 4.37.o). 17.703.2 Special Permit Uses. The following additional uses, as they are listed in Article 4.000 and otherwise defined in this Zoning Ordinance, shall only be permitted upon the issuance of a special permit by the Planning Board: Trailer Park or mobile home park, Section 4.31.j. Tourist house (Section 4.31.1.a) where not permitted as-of-right as set forth in Section 17.703.1. Hotel or motel, Section 4.31.1.b.

Transportation Uses: Automobile parking lot or parking garage for private passenger cars, Section 4.32.b – so long as not an accessory use, and no repairs, servicing, or sale of gasoline allowed, provided that the Building and Site Planning Standards of Section 17.705 below are met and that all other state and local laws applicable to parking facilities are met. Utility Uses: All uses in Section 4.32.g.1 through 4.32.g.2. Wind turbine Installation, Section 4.32.j.