ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT / 17 PALMER STREET TO THE MBTA NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT

Inserted at the request of John E. Heraty and 10 registered voters

VOTE: Favorable Action (5-0) 

DISCUSSION
Article 39, filed by the owner of 17 Palmer Street, proposes to rezone 17 Palmer Street to be included in the Neighborhood Multi-Family (NMF) Housing Overlay District. Many of the properties near 17 Palmer Street are already included in the NMF district, including an abutting property. Increasing housing is a goal of the Town, and rezoning this property would allow the owner to add additional residential units to the property. The location between Broadway and Mass Ave is appropriate for denser development. The Board believes that 17 Palmer Street is an appropriate addition to the NMF district. All notification requirements in Section 1.5 of the Zoning Bylaw have been met.

That the Zoning Bylaw be and hereby is amended as follows:

Amend the MBTA Communities Overlay District Parcel List for the Neighborhood Multi-Family (NMF) Subdistrict as follows:

• Add a row to the Parcel List table to include the property at 17 Palmer Street; so that said row reads as follows:

Amend the Zoning Map as follows:

A map showing the parcel to be rezoned is below.

Redevelopment Board