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Committee corrects wording in MBTA overlay parking clause; ordinance recommended favorably
Summary
Members approved a technical amendment to the MBTA zoning overlay to fix a drafting error that used 'maximum' where 'minimum' was intended for off-street parking language; the committee recommended the correction favorably to the full council.
Jeff Thompson, Ward 5 city councilor, told the ordinance committee that an earlier MBTA zoning overlay ordinance contained a drafting error concerning off-street parking language: the word "maximum" had been used where "minimum" was intended.
"This ordinance is basically, to, correct a scribe error on the original, MBTA, zoning ordinance, which, stated, regarding, parking minimums, the word maximum was drafted when the word minimum should have been in its place," Thompson told the committee. The committee voted to recommend the correction favorably to the full council.
The change was presented as a technical correction rather than a policy shift; the committee recorded a favorable recommendation and the matter will move to the full council for final action.
