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Spotlight Union Square Zoning
 
ALERT - Land Use Committee Meetings
At the 9/10/07 Land Use Committee meeting, the committee took no action on the Union Square Zoning Amendment (Board Order 183156) which will result in the amendment expiring on September 23 with no action taken. A modified Union Square Zoning Amendment will be submitted to the Board of Aldermen at a future date. For updates on the Amendment, please check this link regularly
Planning Board Recommendation, dated June 21, 2007
Zoning Presentation 4/18/07(.pdf)

Slides from a Community Workshop held on April 18, 2007 at Somerville High School on proposed changes to Union Square Zoning.
Zoning Amendments Submitted to the Board of Aldermen 4/27/07
Review the FAQ on this project *Revised
4-18-07 Proposed Zoning High-Resolution Maps (.pdf)
Completed Studies & Reports
Presentations and Meeting Minutes
Press Releases
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Union Square Zoning

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston and Ward 3 Alderman Thomas Taylor recently hosted several Community Meetings on proposed changes to Union Square Zoning.

The Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development will soon be submitting revised proposed zoning amendments to the Board of Aldermen. 

Over the past two years, ArtsUnion, the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, Union Square Main Streets and other partner groups have explored how zoning in Union Square can better support artists and arts organizations; the result is a proposed Arts Overlay District. In addition, the proposed PUD-C (Planned Unit Development) is designed to unleash economic development within under-utilized parcels located in the square, including municipally owned property.

Written comments are being accepted by the Planning Board until June 15 at 12 pm. Comments should be directed to Planning Board c/o Madeleine Masters, Director of Planning.
Comments may be transmitted electronically:click here.

Comments can also be sent to the Land Use Committee until June 25 to the attention of John Long, City Clerk.
Comments may be transmitted electronically:click here.

For more information, please view the presentations or review the proposed amendments to the left, and feel free to contact Joe Merkel at 617-625-6600, x2500 or JMerkel@ci.somerville.ma.us.