Item Coversheet


Town of Arlington, Massachusetts


Public Hearing: Warrant Articles for 2024 Annual Town Meeting
Summary:
7:35 pm

The Board will hear the proposed zoning amendments. The public hearing will include time both for public comment and for deliberation and discussion by the Board.

 

ARTICLE 30

ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT / SHADED PARKING LOTS

To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 6.1.11.D of the Zoning Bylaw to require that trees or other shade be provided in parking lots with more than 25 spaces; or take any action related thereto.

 

ARTICLE 31

ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT / ADD 5-7 WINTER TO THE MBTA NEIGHBORHOOD DISTRICT

To see if the Town will vote to add the Address of 5-7 Winter St., to the Neighborhood Multi-Family (NMF) Subdistrict Parcel List. So that the Map/Table listing of all the properties in the Neighborhood Multi-Family (NMF) Subdistrict includes the following property, the additional line will read as follows: Address: 5-7 Winter St.; Owner: AML Realty Trust; Existing Use Codes: 104; Existing Use Description: Two Family Residential; Parcel Acres: 0.420; Parcel Square Footage: 18,306; or take any action related thereto.

 

ARTICLE 32

ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT / TRAFFIC VISIBILITY

To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 5.3.12(A) of the Town’s Zoning Bylaws to permit buildings, structures or vegetation across street corners if it can be shown that they will not restrict visibility in such a way as to hinder the safe transit of a vehicle through the subject intersection; or take any action related thereto.

 

ARTICLE 33

ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT / REAR YARD SETBACKS IN BUSINESS DISTRICTS

To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw Section 5.5.2, Dimensional and Density Regulations, to adjust the rear yard setback requirement for uses of four or more stories in the Business Districts; or take any action related thereto.

 

ARTICLE 34

ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT / RESIDENTIAL USES

To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 5.4 of the Town’s Zoning Bylaws by changing the definitions, regulations, and requirements of R0 Large Lot Single-Family Districts, R1 Single-Family Districts and R2 Two-Family Districts to permit the expansion of allowable residential uses in these districts, with the goal of diversifying the Town’s housing stock; or take any action related thereto.


ATTACHMENTS:
TypeFile NameDescription
Reference Material DRAFT_ATM_2024_Zoning_Bylaw_Amendments_02-14-2024.pdfDRAFT ATM 2024 Zoning Bylaw Amendments 02-14-2024
Reference Material Article_30_-_Shaded_Parking_Lots_-_2nd_revised_main_motion.pdfArticle 30 - Shaded Parking Lots - 2nd revised main motion
Reference Material Article_30_-_Shaded_Parking_Lots_-_MEMO_re_2nd_revised_main_motion.pdfArticle 30 - Shaded Parking Lots - MEMO re 2nd revised main motion
Reference Material Article_30_-_Shaded_Parking_Lots_-_PRESENTATION.pdfArticle 30 - Shaded Parking Lots - PRESENTATION
Reference Material Article_30_-_Shaded_Parking_Lots_-_Use_Table_amendments.pdfArticle 30 - Shaded Parking Lots - Use Table amendments
Reference Material Article_31_-_5-7_Winter_St_-_map_and_comment.pdfArticle 31 - 5-7 Winter St - map and comment
Reference Material Article_32_-_Traffic_Visibility_-_PRESENTATION.pdfArticle 32 - Traffic Visibility - PRESENTATION
Reference Material Article_33_-_Rear_Yard_Setbacks_in_Business_Districts_-_PRESENTATION.pdfArticle 33 - Rear Yard Setbacks in Business Districts - PRESENTATION
Reference Material Article_34_-_Residential_Uses_-_PRESENTATION.pdfArticle 34 - Residential Uses - PRESENTATION