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Wide public comment, mixed views as council refers planning-board report on multifamily zoning
Summary
Dozens of residents weighed in for and against a citywide multifamily zoning petition; council referred the Planning Board's report and advanced the petition for further committee work after close votes.
Dozens of Cambridge residents used the council's public-comment period Monday to press conflicting positions on the citywide multifamily housing zoning petition, urging both a swift passage to increase housing supply and a pause for more data and design safeguards.
Supporters said the petition and its amendments would enable more multifamily housing across the city and address long-term housing shortages. "I support the amendments — by right approval is critical for everything this proposal aims to do," said Jessica Sheehan of Plymouth Street, echoing other commenters who said special-permit requirements often block housing and raise costs.
Opponents and cautious speakers urged…
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