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Town of Arlington, Massachusetts


Warrant Article Public Hearings 2020 Special Town Meeting
Summary:

Beginning at

7:00 p.m.

ARTICLE 20
ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT/PARKING REDUCTIONS IN THE B3 AND B5 DISTRICTS

To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw to allow the Board of Appeals or Arlington Redevelopment Board, as applicable, to reduce the parking requirement as low as zero in the B3 and B5 Districts through Special Permit where businesses have no ability to create new parking by amending SECTION 6.1.5. PARKING REDUCTION IN BUSINESS, INDUSTRIAL, AND MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONES; or take any action related thereto.
(Inserted at the request of the Redevelopment Board)

ARTICLE 16
ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT/DEFINITIONS RELATED TO OPEN SPACE

To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw by renaming the terms "Open Space", "Open Space, Usable" and "Open Space, Landscaped" in Section 2 – Definitions; or take any action related thereto.
(Inserted at the request of Stephen A. Revilak and 10 registered voters)

ARTICLE 17
ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT/NOTICE OF DEMOLITION, OPEN FOUNDATION EXCAVATION, NEW CONSTRUCTION, OR LARGE ADDITIONS

To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw in Section 3.1.B. by appending to the end of this section the sentence: “No such permit shall be issued until the Building Inspector finds that the applicant is in compliance with the applicable provisions of Title VI, Article 7 of the Town Bylaws.”; or take any action related thereto.
(Inserted at the request of Michael Ruderman and 10 registered voters)

 

• A brief introductory presentation will be provided for each article
• Board members and members of the public will be provided time to ask questions and comment for each article



ATTACHMENTS:
TypeFile NameDescription
Reference Material Item_1_STM_2020_Zoning_Bylaw_Amendments_10-8-20.docx2020 Special Town Meeting Draft Zoning Bylaw Amendments
Reference Material Item_2_Memo_to_ARB_regarding_Warrant_Articles_16_17_and_20.pdfMemo to ARB regarding Warrant Articles 16, 17, and 20
Reference Material Item_3_arb-20201007-open-space.pdfARB- 20201007 Open Space
Reference Material Item_4_B3_and_B5_maps.pdfB3 and B5 Maps