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Committee recommends ordinance requiring landlords to notify tenants of parking-permit restrictions near transit
Summary
The committee voted to recommend an ordinance amendment that would require property owners to notify prospective tenants about ineligibility for residential parking permits in specified transit-adjacent projects; the measure closes a notification gap for by-right developments and prescribes a standardized notice form.
The Somerville Legislative Matters Committee on Sept. 30 recommended an ordinance amendment that would require property owners to notify prospective tenants, before they sign a lease or buy a unit, when a unit is ineligible for a residential parking permit because it is in a transit area.
Jackie Stegneri, project manager in the Parking Department, explained the change is intended to close an enforcement and disclosure gap between projects that received discretionary approvals (special permits) and those built "by right," which currently lack a uniform…
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