by David Dahlbacka in All Ages, Beat Reporter, Development and Zoning, Environment and Open Space, Green Line, Neighborhoods and Squares
Posted on November 13, 2011 at 4:11 pm
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Thurs. Nov. 17 6:00 – 9:00 PM
Visiting Nurses Association, Community Room
259 Lowell St.
Somerville MA (map)
Public Notice (PDF)
Agenda (PDF)
This is the regular meeting of the Somerville Planning Board.
Agenda includes an update on the Somerville Comprehensive Plan and a signage change at a restaurant at 379 Somerville Ave. Note change of venue.
The Planning Board holds public hearings, provides recommendations to the Zoning Board of Appeals and Aldermanic committees, and grants permits for special districts, such as Planned Unit Developments.
For more information, see:
- Somerville Comprehensive Plan 2010-2030
- Somerville Comprehensive Plan Process
- Somerville Planning Board (Agendas and Minutes | Reports and Decisions)
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Beat Report: 11/17/11 Planning Board Meeting
Favaloro Kirylo Moroney Massa Duchesneau George Proakis
No quorum.
Bottom Line on Top
379 Somerville Ave. OK but not voted on due to lack of quorum. Comprehensive Plan presentation invoked interest. Must be approved by the Planning Board and (by courtesy) Board of Aldermen, but BOA approval not necessary. Planning Board liked existence of actual buildout numbers. I remarked that executing this plan would require great stamina on the part of the Planning Board, and that I would like everyone who comes to a Planning Board meeting in the future to have this plan in their hand.
Rough Notes
379 Somerville Ave Somerville
Read into record
Pub hring signage on as of rite rest.
Staff summary. Sign wood. Rest by right. Wood blox. Open storefront more when funding . Rec approval.
Dinner rest later brunch. Radio text on sign orange color. Meet in 2 weeks. Hearing closed.
Q: when can I start? A: dec 1. Dec23 to start unless start as risk. Need bldg permit. Can apply without special permit. Have to tale down if appeal. Old club choices. Cont to dec 1
Compre plan presentation
Need approve by pb and by courtesy bofa
5 categories. Jan to present.
Thru 2030. In future will be state benefits to having plan.
Conserve enhance transform. Porter sq zoning cuts coming.
Creative crescent on east som side.
30k jobs 125 acres open sp 6k housing 50% new transit trips 85% devel in transformational areas.
A.s. included also boynton yds.
Q: pop increase? :
A: 80k likely.
If pure commercial areas, no night life. Need 65% commercial. Could be more than 1000 affordable.
If no plan, get much more housing. No balance. With glx, get 85% win 1/2 mi of tstop.
Fall rev by ph and bofa. Next station area plans. Land use plans and zoning.
Numbers are aspirational. Whether it happens requires intense devel.
Moroney: Best part was numbers. Not more jobs.
George: big diff to have the tstop, other devels.
Need changes to make inner belt zoning consistent with plan. Current revels not consistent.
Dahlbacka: Commented that executing this plan would require great stamina on the part of the Planning Board. I said I would like everyone who comes to a Planning Board meeting in the future to have this plan in their hand.
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