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Votes at a glance: zoning changes, home rule petition and confirmations approved by Somerville council

2445676 · February 27, 2025
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Summary

At its Feb. 25 meeting the Somerville City Council approved zoning amendments allowing certain neighborhood building types in urban residential areas, updated bike-parking rules, a home-rule petition to ban passing realtor fees to tenants, and several personnel confirmations; vote counts recorded where roll calls were taken.

The Somerville City Council on Feb. 25 recorded several final actions and roll-call votes. Key approvals included zoning amendments, a home-rule petition and confirmations of municipal hires.

Zoning and ordinances - Amendment 24-1447 (section 3.2.6): Amend the zoning ordinance to allow Neighborhood Residential (NR) building types in Urban Residential (UR) zones. Enrolled and ordained: roll call recorded 10 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 absent. - Amendment 24-1448 (sections…

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