The amend the Zoning Map and Articles,,,,,, and of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance as follows with the intent of establishing four new zoning districts for the Massachusetts Avenue corridor

AN ORDINANCE

That the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge be amended on a Zoning Petition by the Cambridge City Council to amend the Cambridge Zoning Map and Ordinance in Articles 2.000, 3.000, 4.000, 5.000, 6.000, 11.000, 17.000, and 20.000 with the intent of establishing four new base zoning districts for the Massachusetts Avenue corridor in order to:

(1) encourage patterns of development consistent with the vision of the Mass Ave Planning Study (2025); (2) allow up to 12 stories of residential uses along the length of the corridor; (3) incentivize active non-residential uses on the ground floor; (4) establish building and site design standards to achieve urban design goals; and (5) create a Planned Unit Development Overlay District in Porter Square allowing up to 18 stories of residential uses in exchange for increased open space requirements and minimum retail density.

Petition: To amend the Zoning Map and Articles 2.000, 3.000, 4.000, 5.000, 6.000, 11.000 17.000, and 20.000 of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance as follows with the intent of establishing four new zoning districts for the Massachusetts Avenue corridor.

Amendments to the Zoning Map. See attached Zoning Map and descriptive text. Amendments to Article 2.000. Amend the definition of AHO Square District to read as follows: AHO Square District.

One of the following Zoning Districts or areas: the Central Square Overlay District, Harvard Square Overlay District, Porter Square Planned Unit Development Overlay District, or the area bounded by the centerline of Elm Street to the west, the Somerville/Cambridge municipal boundary to the north, the centerline of Windsor Street to the east, and Cambridge Street to the south; but not including the premises shown on Cambridge Assessor's Map #81 Lots 81-50, 81-101, or 81- 100. 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-two 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

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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 B-1 District

General business, business and professional offices, and multifamily dwellings 21.

Business B-2 District

General business, business and professional offices and multifamily dwellings 22.

Business B District

General business

23.

Industry B-2 District

Office, warehouse and light manufacturing 24.

Industry A-1 District

Limited impact business and industry 25.

Industry B-1 District

Heavy manufacturing, warehouses, and offices 26.

Industry A-2 District

Limited impact business and industry 27.

Industry A District

Warehouse, storage and light manufacturing 28.

Industrial District 1

29.

Industrial District 2

30.

Industrial District 3

31.

Industrial District 4 and 4A

32.

Industrial District 5

33.

Industrial District 6

34.

Industrial District 7

35.

Industrial District 8

36.

Industrial District 8A

37.

Industrial District 9

38.

Industrial District 10(F)

39.

Industrial District 10(H)

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Industrial District 11

41.

Industrial District 12

42.

Industrial District 13

43.

Industrial District 14

44.

Industrial District 15

45.

Massachusetts Avenue-6

46.

Massachusetts Avenue-12

47

Massachusetts Avenue-12A

48

Massachusetts Avenue-18

49.

Mixed Use Development (MXD)

District: Kendall Center

Various uses governed by the requirements of Article 14.000 50.

Cambridgeport Revitalization

Development District

Various uses governed by the requirements of Article 15.000 51. North Point Residence, Office and

Business District

Various uses governed by the requirements of Article 16.000 52.

Industry B District

Heavy Industry

Amendments to Article 4.000. Amend the Table of Use Regulations in Section 4.30 by deleting “A-5” from the sixth column and the column with the heading “Bus C” in its entirety as follows:

Open Space Res C-1, C-1A, 2, 2A, 2B, 3, 3A, 3B Off 1, 2A, 2, 3, 3A Bus

A-1, A-

2, A-31 Bus

A, A-4

Bus B,

B-1, B-

2 Ind

A-1, A-

2 Ind A

Ind B-

1, B-2

Ind B

Amend Section 4.40, Footnote 7, Paragraph (b) to read as follows with no change to the following Paragraphs: (b) Hotels and motels shall be permitted as of right in Residence C-3A districts and in Residence C-2, 2A, 2B, and 3 districts where at least fifty (50) percent of the area of the lot upon which the hotel or motel is located, and the point of entry from a street for all vehicular access to the hotel or motel, is located within the Harvard Square Overlay District the Central Square Overlay District or a Massachusetts Avenue District.

Amendments to Article 5.000. Amend the Table of District Dimensional Regulations in Section 5.33 by deleting the rows with the headings “Bus. A-5” and “Bus. C”.

Amend Section 5.40, Footnote 23. to read as follows:

Page 4 (23) Or two-thirds (2/3) of the height of the rear wall whichever is greater.