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Committee approves zoning change letting building official waive some egress dimensional standards with ADA caveats
Summary
The land use committee voted unanimously to recommend an ordinance amendment allowing the building official to waive certain dimensional standards for means of egress, and amended language to require waivers be allowed only when changes are 'feasible without undue financial hardship.'
The Somerville City Council Land Use Committee voted unanimously June 19 to recommend approval of an amendment to Article 2 of the zoning ordinance that would permit the building official to waive certain dimensional standards for means of egress, subject to clarified language limiting waiver authority.
Attorney David Shapiro had reviewed the proposed language and recommended two options: a clarification that the ordinance must not conflict with Americans with Disabilities Act…
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