Area Developments

Many agenda items, including:

Case D-1271: Demolition of 18 White Street

The developer plans to replace this house (now occupied by Harvard Square Eye Care) with a 5 story, 55 foot high contemporary style building; 8 residence units over ground level parking for 8 cars and 4 bicycles.

The PlanningThe Planning Board will hold an additional public hearing regarding the North Massachusetts Avenue zoning petition on Tuesday, July 17th, 2012 at 7:20 P. M. in the Second Floor Meeting Room at City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway.

Agenda

• AIB Massachusetts Avenue Storefront Art Project
• Lesley / AIB Construction Update
• "Shop and Eat on Mass Ave" Map Project
• Ears to the Ground

AIB Massachusetts Avenue Storefront Art Project

In connection with the construction project and with AIB's 2012/2013 Centennial, AIB is planning a storefront window art exhibit project in the Porter Square area. In a letter to local businesses, AIB Dean Stanley Trecker says:

The Ordinance Committee will continue discussion on petitions from the Planning Board to rezone the North Massachusetts Avenue area and to amend the Zoning Map for an area along Massachusetts Avenue in the vicinity of Trolley Square and Linear Park from Business A-2 to Residence C-2B.

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Join Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone, Chelsea City Manager Jay Ash, and other municipal officials from across the state in a call to action for statewide investment to build the 21st century transportation system Massachusetts needs.

A competitive economy, a healthy public, a healthy environment, and our quality of life in the Commonwealth depend upon a functioning and financially stable transportation system. Together, we have the power to make it happen.

The Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on the petition from the Planning Board to rezone the North Massachusetts Avenue area to encourage ground floor retail.

This hearing to be televised.

Agenda

• Light pollution, how to control it, and the IES/IDA Model Lighting Ordinance
• Proposed Amendment to the Mass Ave Overlay District
• Ears to the Ground

Light pollution, how to control it, and the IES/IDA Model Lighting Ordinance

We've had a lively discussion on the listserv about light pollution. We've asked Glenn Heinmiller to cast more light on this subject and to talk about an ordinance that is being promoted as an effective way to handle the problem.

This Wednesday evening, May 9, the North Cambridge Stabilization Committee will sponsor a neighborhood forum to review the city's pending rezoning proposals for North Mass. Ave., focus on concerns about their potential unintended consequences, and better understand the process that produced them .* We'll be meeting from 7 to 9 pm at the North Cambridge Senior Center, 2050 Mass. Ave. (across from the Hess gas station).

St. James's Episcopal Church is holding an open meeting on Monday, April 23, at 7:30 to present details of their planned roof repairs.

The work, to be done by Charlie Allen Restorations, includes repairing and replacing slates, ridges, flashing, and wooden windows, and selective repointing and cleaning. It is planned to begin the week of April 23 and last for about 12 weeks. Sidewalks will remain open, and all work will comply with ordinances with respect to hours, noise, and other protections.

AGENDA