CITY OF WORCESTER

Land Use Committee Meeting

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Council Chamber

Convened: 5:32 P.M.

Adjourned: 6:04 PM

Mayor
Konstantina B. Lukes

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Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford

Committee Members

Report of the Planning Board upon the Petition of Scott Cashman, Vice Chairman of the Worcester Planning Board on behalf of Worcester Planning Board respectfully recommends that the Zoning Ordinance be amended to correct an inadvertent omission in Article XV-Adaptive Reuse Overlay Districts by inserting the following and re-lettering accordingly: "B. In addition, the Planning Board, by special Permit, shall have the authority to waive or modify dimensional controls set forth in Table 4.2 of this Ordinance."
# 12a CC November 13, 2007

Report of the Planning Board upon the Petition of Scott Cashman, Vice Chairman of the Worcester Planning Board on behalf of the Worcester Planning Board respectfully recommends the following Zoning Ordinance amendment: " That Article IV, Section 6(4), last sentence regarding illuminated or motion signs be deleted from the Zoning Ordinance". This amendment reflects City Council's policy intent and is internally consistent with City Council's recent amendment to Table 4.3 that prohibits this type of sign in Business Limited (BL-1) districts.
# 12b CC November 13, 2007

Report of the Planning Board upon the Petition of Scott Cashman, Vice Chairman of the Worcester Planning Board on behalf of the Worcester Planning Board respectfully recommends the following Zoning Ordinance amendment: That Article IV, Table 4.2-Permitted Dimensions by District, regarding Single-Family, Semi-detached dwellings in RS-10 and RS-7 zones be deleted". This amendment reflects City Council's policy intent and is internally consistent with City Council's amendment to prohibit this use in RS-7 and RS-10 zones.
# 12c CC November 13, 2007

Report of the Planning Board upon the Petition of Pandian Arumugam request zone change at 58 Suffolk St. from RG-5 and MG-2.0 to RG-5 in its entirety.
# 12a CC October 23, 2007

Order of Councilor Clancy - Request City Manager report within one month on recommending an ordinance regarding sustainable and energy efficient zoning and building regulations.
#43b CC December 13,2005


In Committee February 8, 2006 - Held
In Committee January 23, 2007 - Held
In Committee July 17, 2007 - Held In Committee July 17, 2007 - Held In Committee August 28, 2007 - Held

Communication of Mayor Konstantina B. Lukes transmitting communication relative to the Mayor's Ad Hoc Zoning Review Committee's Report on Parking in the City of Worcester.
# 12d CC July 17, 2007

In Committee August 28, 2007- Held

Communication of the City Manager transmitting Informational Communication Relative to the Permitting and/or Design Review Process for the Construction of the Building Located at #344 Pleasant Street.
#10.19B CM January 16, 2007


In Committee July 17, 2007 - Held