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
WALKER CENTER FOR ECUMENICAL EXCHANGE			#395-22	Special Permit Petition to allow single- and multi-family development at 136-144 Hancock Street and 169 Grove Street	WALKER CENTER FOR ECUMENICAL EXCHANGE petition for a SPECIAL PERMIT/SITE PLAN APPROVAL to allow multi-family dwellings, to allow single-family attached dwellings, to allow a reduced rear setback, to allow reduced lot area per unit, to alter and extend a nonconforming side setback, to waive parking stalls, to waive perimeter screening requirements and to waive lighting requirements at 136-144 Hancock Street and 169 Grove Street Ward 4, Newton, on land known as Section 43 Block 31 Lots 01 and 16 containing approximately 58,492 sq. ft. of land in a district zoned SINGLE RESIDENCE 3 (rezone to MULTI RESIDENCE 2 proposed). Ref: Sec. 7.3.3, 7.4, 3.4.1, 3.2.4, 4.1.3, 7.8.2.C.2, 5.1.4, 5.1.13, 5.1.9.A.1.ii, 5.1.10.A of the City of Newton Rev Zoning Ord, 2017.	Open: 2022-09-20		07-28-23
Public Hearing Vote: [ Yes-No-Absent-Recused-Not Voting ]

Committee	Meeting Date	Present	Meeting Action	Vote*
Land Use	09-20-22	Present: Councilors Lipof (Chair), Kelley, Bowman, Downs, Greenberg, Markiewicz, Laredo and Lucas; also present: Councilors Crossley, Humphrey, Wright	Held	8-0
Land Use	12-06-22	Present: Councilors Lipof (Chair), Kelley, Bowman, Downs, Greenberg, Laredo, Lucas and Markiewicz; also present: Councilors Baker, Crossley, Malakie, and Wright	Approved	7-0-1
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 to Approve	Approved		24-0
City Council Vote order: [ Yes - No - Absent - Recused ] Reconsideration Vote: [ Passed - Hold ]