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Cambrdige Street Active Use Zoning petition

What happened
Aug 3, 2026 · ▫ Passed to a second reading, 8-1-0 (Passed to a second reading)

Voted yes (8)

  • Ayah Al-Zubi
  • Tim Flaherty
  • Marc McGovern
  • Patty Nolan
  • E. Denise Simmons
  • Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
  • Cathie Zusy
  • Sumbul Siddiqui

Voted no (1)

  • Burhan Azeem
Roll call of Aug 3, 2026 · from the city’s record · photos: City of Cambridge
What’s next
📖 Passed to a second reading: from here it is ordained, voted down, or expires when the Council's time to act runs out. This item's docket records no further action under its own number.
Referred to the ordinance committee and…Apr 27, 2026
Heard in committeeOrdinance CommitteeJun 16, 2026
Passed to a second reading, 8-1-0Aug 3, 2026

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The document Agenda item attachment · 1 page

Description of proposed district boundaries based on the maps submitted with petition materials for the April 27th, 2026 City Council Meeting:

Cambridge Street Active Uses

Business A (BA) District – Legal Description

Create a Business A (BA) district on the Zoning Map of the City of Cambridge with the following boundaries: Beginning at the northwesternmost point of the existing CAM-6/PUD-4A District where it meets the street centerline of Monsignor O’Brien Highway and the southern boundary of the SD-1 District, and proceeding along the western boundary of the CAM-6/PUD4A District in a southerly direction; thence continuing in a southerly direction along the western boundary of the CAM-6/PUD4A District to the intersection of the street centerline of Gore Street; thence turning in a southwesterly direction along the street centerline of Gore Street to the intersection of the street centerline of Third Street; thence turning in a northerly direction along the street centerline of Third Street to the intersection of the street centerline of Third Street and the northern boundary of the C-1 District; thence turning in a northwesterly direction and proceeding along the C-1 District boundary to the intersection of the street centerline of Monsignor O’Brien Highway and the southern boundary of the SD-1 District; thence turning in a southeasterly direction along the boundary of the SD-1 District to the point of beginning.

🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Apr 27, 2026
RED LINE20260422 zngamend cambridge st active use FINAL3 pages📖 readable here📄 original (city portal)
20260803 zngamend cambridge st active use AMENDED CLEAN3 pages📖 readable here📄 original (city portal)