Active Ground-Floor Use Zoning Petitions

At a glance

• What: two zoning petitions requiring active ground-floor uses in new multistory buildings, one for Massachusetts Avenue and one for Cambridge Street.
• Where it stands: on August 3, 2026 the Massachusetts Avenue petition was amended by substitution and passed to a second reading 8-0-1. On the Cambridge Street petition, a substitution limiting the requirement to the Lechmere and Windsor-Webster areas failed 2-7, and the original (active ground-floor use in buildings above three stories) passed to a second reading 8-1.
• Next: second reading and final ordination.

Sources

• Meeting page: 2026-08-03 - Regular City Council Meeting

Log

2026-08-03 - Regular City Council Meeting

Committee reports brought forward; Mass Ave petition passed to second reading as amended 8-0-1; Cambridge Street petition passed to second reading 8-1.