Agenda Items ▸ Policy Orders
POR 2024-108
Asked the City Manager to work with the Law Department to provide a legal opinion on whether Cambridge can enact a local ordinance or regulation similar to H.3685, which would prohibit associations from unreasonably restricting the use of a solar energy system, or whether the City should submit a Home Rule Petition to ensure access to solar energy for residents
How it started
Aug 5, 2024 · Proposed by Councillors Nolan and Sobrinho-Wheeler and Mayor Siddiqui: a formal request from the Council to the administration.
What happened
Aug 5, 2024 · ✅ Order adopted. The Council's request went to the City Manager. (unanimous · one absent)
Voted yes (8), unanimous
Burhan Azeem
Marc McGovern
Patty Nolan
Sumbul Siddiqui
Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler
Paul F. Toner
Ayesha M. Wilson
E. Denise Simmons
Absent (1)
Joan Pickett
What’s next
📨 Answered: the report came back as CMA 2024 #226 (Oct 21, 2024).
Order adopted, 8–0Aug 5, 2024
The item's path through the council, every recorded step. How the request pipeline works
Public Comment (2)
2 written comments received (2024-09-09). Letter-writers are named in the city's own agenda and are not republished here, by policy.