Docket Tracking System

  - City Council, City of Newton, MA

Docket Info

Primary Docketer Co-Docketer Notified Staff Docket Number Docket Title Docket Text Public Hearing Hearing Vote Date
Susan Albright David Kalis, Alison Leary #43-26 Request for a discussion and ordinance change to only require a new sidewalk installation if the existing sidewalk is damaged during construction COUNCILORS ALBRIGHT, KALIS, and LEARY requesting a discussion and ordinance change regarding Chapter 29 Sections 157-166 of the Revised Ordinances' requirement to install a sidewalk when renovations exceed 50% of house costs. Homeowners typically learn at the end of a long renovation project that a new sidewalk will be required at a cost of between twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) depending on sidewalk configuration. The ordinance change would only require a new sidewalk installation if the existing sidewalk was damaged during construction (180 Days: 07/19/2026).


01-13-26
Public Hearing Vote: [ Yes-No-Absent-Recused-Not Voting ]

Committee Meeting(s)

Committee Meeting Date Present Meeting Motion Meeting Action Vote* Amended Motion Reconsideration Reconsideration Vote* Meeting Agenda Meeting Report
Public Facilities 02-04-26 Agenda
Vote: [ Yes - No - Abstain - Absent - Recused - Not Voting]  Reconsideration Vote: [ Passed - Hold ]

Whole City Council Meeting

Council Motion Council Action Council Order Council Vote* Reconsideration Reconsideration Vote* Council Note
City Council Vote order: [ Yes - No - Absent - Recused ]  Reconsideration Vote: [ Passed - Hold ]