Docket Tracking System

- City Council, City of Newton, MA

Primary Docketer	Co-Docketer	Notified Staff	Docket Number	Docket Title	Docket Text	Public Hearing	Hearing Vote	Date
Newton Design Center LLC			#225-26	Request to allow a four-story building with 48 feet in height and associated dimensional and parking waivers at 74 Needham Street	NEWTON DESIGN CENTER LLC petition for SPECIAL PERMIT/SITE PLAN APPROVAL, to raze the existing building and construct a four-story commercial building with underground parking with relief for Site Plan Review, to allow four stories and up to 48 feet in height, restricted end stalls, a reduced maneuvering aisle, to waive 47 parking stalls, and to extend the nonconforming front setback at 74 Needham Street, Ward 5, Newton, on land known as Section 83 Block 11 Lot 21 containing approximately 10,000 sq. ft. of land in a district zoned MU2. Ref: Sec. 7.3.3, 4.2.2.B.2, 4.2.2.B.3, 4.2.3, 7.8.2.C.2, 5.1.4, 5.1.13, 5.1.8.B.6, 5.1.8.C of Chapter 30 of the City of Newton Rev Zoning Ord, 2017.	Open: 2026-08-04 Close: 2026-09-15		07-07-26
Public Hearing Vote: [ Yes-No-Absent-Recused-Not Voting ]

Committee	Meeting Date	Present	Meeting Motion	Meeting Action	Vote*	Meeting Agenda
Land Use	08-04-26	Councilors Kelley (Chair), Irish, Block, Farrell, Lucas, and Roche; Absent: Councilor Leary and Golden; Also Present: Councilors Wright, Oliver, Malakie, Albright, and Dahmubed	Motion to Hold	Held	6-0	Agenda
Land Use	08-25-26	Councilors Kelley (Chair), Leary, Irish, Block, Farrell, Golden, Lucas, and Roche; Also Present: Councilors Albright and Dahmubed	Motion to Hold	Held	8-0	Agenda
Land Use	09-15-26	Councilors Kelley (Chair), Leary, Irish, Block, Farrell, Golden, Lucas, and Roche; Also Present: Councilor Wright	Motion to Approve	Approved	8-0	Agenda
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

City Council Vote order: [ Yes - No - Absent - Recused ] Reconsideration Vote: [ Passed - Hold ]