December 10, 2019: Joint Hearing of the City Council Land Use Committee and Planning Board
Below is the current draft of the proposed new Somerville Zoning Ordinance. A change log and previous drafts are provided at the bottom of this page for reference.
Latest Public Hearings and Meetings
09/19/2019 – Joint Hearing, Land Use Committee & Planning Board (Presentation; Video)
10/01/2019 – City Council Feedback (Video)
10/22/2019 – Ongoing Discussion (Presentation, Video)
10/29/2019 – Ongoing Discussion (Presentation, Video)
11/19/2019 – PB Recommendation, Amendments (Presentation, Video)
– Letter from the Somerville Planning Board
– Proposed Amendments List
11/21/2019 – Amendments (Video)
– Proposed Amendments List
– Article 12: Section 3 Buyouts and Payments
– Errata List
V4 Amended Submittal
All Articles (Large File)
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 – Administrations
Change Log
| 08/22/2019 – August 2019 submittal released (v4) 09/27/2018 – September 2018 submittal released (v3) 02/01/2018 – Article 6 & Article 11 updated (v2) 01/09/2018 – January 2018 submittal released (v2) 11/05/2017 – 2nd Discussion Draft released (v1.1) 06/24/2017 – Partial version of Article 12 released (v1) 06/21/2017 – 1st Discussion Draft released (v1) |
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