ORD 2017-7

An amendment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge in Article 8.000 entitled "Nonconformity" by deleting Section 8.23 in its entirety and substitute a new Section 8.23

OrdinanceMunicipal Code 8.000

What happened

Apr 24, 2017 · ⚖️ Became law. Ordained unanimously, and now part of the Municipal Code. (Passed to be ordained, unanimous · one absent)

Voted yes (8), unanimous

Dennis Carlone
Jan Devereux
Craig A. Kelley
David Maher
Nadeem Mazen
Marc McGovern
Timothy J. Toomey
E. Denise Simmons

Absent (1)

Leland Cheung

Roll call of Apr 24, 2017 · from the council’s minutes · photos: City of Cambridge

What’s next

Entered the Municipal Code: became Chapter 8.000 as ordained in April 2017. The Code can be amended at any time; its current text is the authority on what’s in force today.

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AN ORDINANCE

In amendment to the Ordinance entitled "Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge" be amended as follows: In Article 8.000 entitled "Nonconformity" by deleting Section 8.23 in its entirety and substitute in place thereof a new Section 8.23 which reads as follows: If a nonconforming structure or use shall have been destroyed or damaged by fire, explosion, or other catastrophe (except one that has been determined by the City to have been caused intentionally by or on behalf of the owner), such structure or use may be rebuilt or restored and used again as previously.

If a nonconforning structure or use shall have been destroyed, damaged, or caused to be moved as the result of a public taking, said structure or use may be relocated or reconstructed on the lot or on an abutting lot in the same ownership, provided that said relocation or reconstruction does not result in the enlargement of the nonconforming use or structure.

In either such case, the rebuilding, restoring, relocation, or reconstruction shall not require a special permit provided that it commences within twenty-four (24) _, 2017 (the date of months after such fire, explosion, catastrophe, public taking, or enactment of this amendment), whichever is later, and is completed within thirty-six (36) months after such fire, explosion, catastrophe, public taking, or , 2017 (the date of enactment of this amendment), whichever is later, and provided that the structure as rebuilt, restored, relocated, or reconstructed shall not be greater in volume, footprint, or gross floor area, shall not further increase any nonconformities than those of the original nonconforming structure, and shall not further violate any dimensional requirements of the Ordinance.

Passed to a second reading as amended at the City Council meeting held on April 3, 2017 and on or after April 17, 2017 the question comes on passing to be ordained. ATTEST:- Donna P. Lopez

City Clerk

🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Apr 24, 2017