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Council refers proposal to allow eight‑story affordable housing and incentivize mass timber to land‑use committee
Somerville City Council · February 26, 2026
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Summary
Councilors referred a mayoral zoning amendment to expand the affordable housing overlay (including an increase from seven to eight stories and incentives for mass‑timber construction) to the land use committee for further study and a copy to the planning board.
The Somerville City Council voted to refer a proposed amendment to section 8.1 of the zoning ordinance — intended to allow larger buildings, additional dimensional flexibility, and fewer use restrictions for affordable housing projects — to the land use committee with a copy to the planning…
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