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Council approves Planned Development zoning after staff presentation
Summary
Ordinance 25-007 was approved to rezone a roughly 16.669-acre tract (and a 0.344-acre lot) from RS1 to Planned Development following staff review; council vote was 4-1 with one member opposed.
The Somerville City Council voted to adopt Ordinance 25-007 on July 8, approving a zoning change from RS1 to Planned Development for the properties described in Planning & Zoning Case PZ25-103.
Kathy Pollock presented the planning staff review and said prior citizen concerns had been addressed "as far as possible." Brian McDonald of BlackRock attended to answer council questions about the proposal. Alderman Mark Sager raised concerns about off-street parking; Pollock said there is room for four vehicles. Mayor Tommy Thompson raised a question about sewer-plant capacity; staff said engineers advised the plant could handle the additional connections or BlackRock would make arrangements to equalize capacity. Alderman Delfino Orozco moved to approve the ordinance; Alderman Mark Sager seconded. The motion carried 4-1 with Alderman Jeff Schoppe opposed.
The ordinance revises the city's zoning map and associated ordinance language per the attached exhibits; the minutes do not record further conditions or a separate implementation timeline.
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