The City Council’s Land Use Committee is taking up two interesting amendments tonight at 6:30pm (meeting link here: https://somervillema.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1403715&GUID=B52F11DD-29B1-4251-A9F3-37528611F23B&Search=)
Somerville YIMBY and other residents have submitted an amendment to ease restrictions on “dormers” (aka top-floor additions like the ones shown in the picture.) You can view their proposal here: https://somervillema.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=AO&ID=175455&GUID=b5fc8c6f-065a-47cb-a70a-99add8f5cfd5&N=TGFuZCBVc2UgLSAyMDI2LTA0LTE1ICgyMDI2KSBEb3JtZXIgJmFtcDsgMy1TdG9yeSBab25pbmcgQW1lbmRtZW50IFByZXNlbnRhdGlvbiAod2l0aCAyNi0wMjg3KQ%3d%3d
An amendment to our Affordable Housing Overlay inspired by a new construction type called Mass Timber, which will increase the by-right height of most affordable buildings to 8-stories. Background here: https://csindie.com/adding-mass-timber-tech-to-zoning-means-more-affordable-housing-for-somerville-councilor-says/