| Primary Docketer | Co-Docketer | Notified Staff | Docket Number | Docket Title | Docket Text | Public Hearing | Hearing Vote | Date |
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| PETER HARRINGTON ET AL. | #144-23 | Citizens Group Petition to place a nonbinding advisory question on the ballot | Citizens Group Petition to place a nonbinding advisory question on the ballot PETER HARRINGTON ET AL., petitioning pursuant to Article 10, Sec. 10-2 of the City of Newton Charter, for the City Council to cause the following non-binding question to be placed on the November 7, 2023 municipal ballot: “Shall the City of Newton adopt new zoning laws to: 1. Allow new buildings of three and one-half and four and one-half stories in our village center business districts; 2. Allow the expansion of the lot size on which new developments can be built, without obtaining a special permit, from the current 10,000 square foot threshold to 30,000 sq ft; 3. Allow the reduction or elimination of parking space requirements in Village Centers; 4. Change Newton Ordinances to allow developers to build fewer affordable housing units and allow the affordable units to be occupied by tenants with more income than provided by Newton’s Ordinances, unless Newton shows its requirements are economically feasible.” | |
05-19-23 | |||
| Public Hearing Vote: [ Yes-No-Absent-Recused-Not Voting ] | ||||||||
| Committee | Meeting Date | Present | Meeting Motion | Meeting Action | Vote* | Amended Motion | Reconsideration | Reconsideration Vote* | Meeting Agenda | Meeting Report | |
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| Programs & Services | 06-08-23 | Councilors Krintzman (Chair), Humphrey, Wright, Baker, Albright, Ryan, and Greenberg; also present: Councilors Lucas, Malakie, Kelley, Oliver, Danberg, Crossley, Lipof, Gentile, and Markiewicz | Motion for a vote of No Action Neccessary | No Action Necessary |
5-0-2 |
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| Vote: [ Yes - No - Abstain - Absent - Recused - Not Voting] Reconsideration Vote: [ Passed - Hold ] | |||||||||||
| Council Motion | Council Action | Council Order | Council Vote* | Reconsideration | Reconsideration Vote* | Council Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motion for a vote for No Action Necessary | No Action Necessary | Signed Council Order | 19-1-4 | |||
| City Council Vote order: [ Yes - No - Absent - Recused ] Reconsideration Vote: [ Passed - Hold ] | ||||||