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ORD 2023-1

The Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge be amended on a Zoning Petition by Michael Monestime, et al., to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge by creating new footnotes in the Table of Permitted Uses in Section for Outdoor Retail or Consumer Service Establishment, not otherwise defined and Outdoor Entertainment and Recreation Facility” in the Business B, B-1 and B-2 column which read, “For the Central Square Overlay see section (5)” and “For the Central Square Overlay see section (6)”; and by amending Section of the Central Square Overlay District to allow Outdoor Retail or Consumer Service Establishment, not otherwise defined by Special Permit from the Planning Board, with associated approval criteria, and to permit Outdoor Entertainment and Recreation Facility as-of-right within the Business B District of the Central Square Overlay District. (Ordinance #2023-1) PASSED TO A SECOND READING IN COUNCIL APRIL 24, 2023 TO BE ORDAINED ON OR AFTER MAY 15, 2023 EXPIRES ON JULY 12, 2023

OrdinanceMunicipal Code 4.30
How it started
Carried the zoning petition APP 2023 #12.
What happened
Apr 24, 2023 · Passed to a second reading, unanimous
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Voted yes (9)

  • Burhan Azeem
  • Dennis Carlone
  • Alanna Mallon
  • Marc McGovern
  • Patty Nolan
  • E. Denise Simmons
  • Paul F. Toner
  • Quinton Zondervan
  • Sumbul Siddiqui
May 1, 2023 · ⚖️ Became law. Ordained unanimously, and now part of the Municipal Code. (Passed to be ordained, unanimous · one absent)
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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
From the council’s minutes · photos: City of Cambridge
What’s next
Entered the Municipal Code: became Chapter 4.30 as ordained in May 2023. The Code can be amended at any time; its current text is the authority on what’s in force today.
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ORDINANCE 2023-1 That the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge be amended on a Zoning Petition by Michael Monestime, et al., to amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge by creating new footnotes in the Table of Permitted Uses in Section 4.30 for Outdoor Retail or Consumer Service Establishment, not otherwise defined and Outdoor Entertainment and Recreation Facility” in the Business B, B-1 and B-2 column which read, “For the Central Square Overlay see section 20.304.5 (5)” and “For the Central Square Overlay see section 20.304.5 (6)”; and by amending Section 20.304.5 of the Central Square Overlay District to allow Outdoor Retail or Consumer Service Establishment, not otherwise defined by Special Permit from the Planning Board, with associated approval criteria, and to permit Outdoor Entertainment and Recreation Facility as-of-right within the Business B District of the Central Square Overlay District.

4.36

Outdoor Retail or Consumer Service Establishments

Outdoor Retail or

Establishment, not

otherwise defined No 11 SP62

a. Open-Lot Retail Sales Yes 12 b. Drive-In Food Service c. Drive-In SP 13 d. Outdoor Entertainment and

Recreation Facility

No 11 Yes 12 SP62

62 For development within the Central Square Overlay District, see Section 20.304.5

e. Drive-In Theater No f. Outdoor Auto

Sales Facility

g. Auto Service Station SP 13 h. Auto Wash i. [Deleted] j. Temporary Outdoor Retail or Use SP 61 20.304.5 Use Regulations. In addition to the use regulations applicable in each base zoning district the following provisions shall apply in the

Central Square Overlay District:

5. Outdoor Retail or Consumer Service Establishment, not otherwise defined shall be a permitted use within the Central Square Overlay, subject to a special permit granted by the Planning Board. In granting the special permit the Planning Board must make the required findings in Section 10.43 and 10.43.1 of this Ordinance and may impose conditions pursuant to Section 10.44 of this Ordinance. 6. Outdoor Entertainment and Recreation Facility, 4.36 (d), shall be a permitted use within the Business B District of the Central Square Overlay.

🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Apr 24, 2023

Public Comment (15)

15 written comments received (2023-02-13 – 2023-09-18). Letter-writers are named in the city's own agenda and are not republished here, by policy.