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Boston.com4mon
Cambridge eliminates single-family zoning in historic move
Cambridge’s City Council voted to end exclusionary single ... number of units, floor-by-area ratios, special permits for buildings under 75,000 square feet, and no parking minimums, according ...
The Boston Globe4mon
In dramatic overhaul, Cambridge becomes one of the first cities in Mass. to eliminate single-family zoning
The Cambridge City Council on Monday night passed a dramatic ... “I think that this will be a landmark moment, where the zoning map of Cambridge doesn’t exactly look like a copy . . . of ...
Boston.com8mon
Cambridge residents to have their say on ending exclusionary zoning
The push to allow multifamily zoning throughout Cambridge cleared another hurdle on Sep. 30, with an 8-1 City Council vote that ... less than 50 percent of AMI(Area Median Income),” the ...
The Harvard Crimson7mon
City Council Acknowledges Massachusett Tribe as ‘Original Inhabitants’ of Cambridge
The Cambridge City Council acknowledged the “Massachusett ... Zusy’s concern that Sqa Sachem may not be closely tied to the area. “We’re not affiliated to this area,” she said, because ...
The Harvard Crimson2mon
As Commercial Development Grows in Cambridge, City Looks to Increase Linkage Fee on Commercial Projects
The Cambridge City Council kickstarted a ... much development increases the demand for housing in the area. Afterward, the city council unanimously passed a policy order requesting that City ...
The Real Deal4mon
A defining moment in exclusionary housing
The Cambridge City Council voted this week to end exclusionary ... unit count, floor-by-area ratios and special permits for buildings under 75,000 square feet. Negotiations over the zoning ...