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Somerville staff propose making many pre-submittal meetings optional to speed permitting
Summary
Planning staff proposed an ordinance amendment to make pre-submittal meetings optional for most permit types (keeping them required for the most complex permits), plus several technical cleanups to the zoning code and a correction to the administrative appeal period to align with state law. Public comment period remains open.
City planning staff presented an amendment to Somervilles zoning ordinance that would make pre-submittal meetings optional for most permit types while preserving mandatory pre-submittal meetings for the two most complex permit categories: subdivision plan approvals and master plan special permits.
The proposal, described in a two-slide staff presentation, would…
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