Article 1 – Introductory Provisions
Article 2 – Glossary & Overview
__Standards & Measurements
Article 3 – Residential Districts
__3.1 – Neighborhood Residential
__3.2 – Urban Residential
Article 4 – Mid-Rise Districts
__4.1 – Mid-Rise 3
__4.2 – Mid-Rise 4
__4.3 – Mid-Rise 5
__4.4 – Mid-Rise 6
Article 5 – High-Rise Districts
Article 6 – Commercial Districts
__6.1 – Fabrication
__6.2 – Commercial Core
__6.3 – Commercial Industry
__6.4 – Commercial Business
Article 7 – Special Districts
Article 8 – Overlay Districts
Article 9 – Use Provisions
Article 10 – Development Standards
Article 11 – Parking & Mobility
Article 12 – Development Benefits
Article 13 – Public Realm
Article 14 – Nonconformance
Article 15 – Administration
For more information please visit the Planning & Zoning Division
at Somerville City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue
Latest Public Hearings and Meetings
03/02/2021 – Joint Hearing, Land Use Committee & Planning Board (Presentation)
05/18/2021 – Land Use Committee meeting (Presentation)
09/01/2021 – Land Use Committee meeting (Presentation)
09/28/2021 – Joint Hearing, Land Use Committee & Planning Board (Presentation)
10/05/2021 – Land Use Committee meeting (Presentation)
Amendments
A record of all amendments made to the Somerville Zoning Ordinance can always be found here: MuniCode. Per §15.6.2, The Director of Planning & Zoning may update figures and photos; correct scriveners errors, table and figure numbers, the capitalization of defined words, and cross references; and add or correct street names or districts labels for maps without City Council approval. |
Post Adoption (2020)
03/17/2020 – Joint Hearing canceled
03/31/2020 – Land Use Committee meeting (Presentation)
04/14/2020 – Land Use Committee meeting (Presentation)
04/23/2020 – Joint Hearing Land Use Committee & Planning Board
05/19/2020 – Joint Hearing, Land Use Committee & Planning Board (Presentation)
06/02/2020 – Land Use Committee meeting (Presentation)
09/01/2020 – Land Use Committee meeting (Presentation)
09/29/2020 – Land Use Committee meeting (Presentation, Draft Overlay Text)
10/27/2020 – Land Use Committee meeting (Presentation, Draft Overlay Text)
11/05/2020 – Planning Board meeting (Presentation)
11/19/2020 – Joint Hearing, Land Use Committee & Planning Board (Proposed Amendments; Presentation)
12/08/2020 – Land Use Committee meeting (Presentation)
Code Development (2013-2019)
11/21/2019 – Amendments (Video)
– Proposed Amendments List
– Article 12: Section 3 Buyouts and Payments
– Errata List
11/19/2019 – PB Recommendation, Amendments (Presentation, Video)
– Letter from the Somerville Planning Board
– Proposed Amendments List
10/29/2019 – Ongoing Discussion (Presentation, Video)
10/22/2019 – Ongoing Discussion (Presentation, Video)
10/01/2019 – City Council Feedback (Video)
09/19/2019 – Joint Hearing, Land Use Committee & Planning Board (Presentation; Video)
05/19/2019 – Affordable Housing
04/30/2019 – Parking
04/22/2019 – Open Space
04/02/2019 – NR, UR, Nonconformance
03/19/2019 – Open Space
03/12/2019 – Open Space, Tree Protection, Zoning Overhaul
01/15/2019 – v3 Update
12/04/2018 – Proposed Open Space Amendment
10/16/2018 – Proposed New SZO v3 Overview
05/23/2018 – NR District & Parking
05/15/2018 – NR District
02/13/2018 – Proposed New SZO v2 Overview
01/31/2018 – SZO v2 Document Review