Central Square Advisory Committee Meeting

6:00 PM Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Location:
City Hall Annex
344 Broadway
2nd Floor Conference Room
Cambridge

Hybrid meeting with remote option over Zoom: https://cambridgema.zoom.us/j/84556204682

Neighborhood:
Mid-Cambridge
Riverside
Cambridgeport
The Port
City Wide

Contact:
Mason Wells, mwells@cambridgema.gov, 617-349-9794

Meeting Agenda

August 7, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.

@ City Hall Annex

344 Broadway

2nd Floor Conference Room

Cambridge, MA 02139

or Via Zoom

https://cambridgema.zoom.us/j/84556204682

 

Application materials and general information about the Central Square Advisory Committee can be found on the following webpage: https://www.cambridgema.gov/CDD/zoninganddevelopment/advcomms/centraladvcomm.

For further information, please contact Mason Wells, Associate Zoning Planner with the Cambridge Community Development Department, at 617-349-9794 or mwells@cambridgema.gov.

Project Review and Discussion

  • Planning Board Formula Business Special Permit Application – 425 Massachusetts Avenue (StretchMed)

The Applicant is planning to apply to the Planning Board for a StretchMed located at 425 Mass Ave in Market Central. Fitness Centers (Section 4.35.i-2) are an allowed use in this location, but all Formula Businesses within the Central Square Overlay District require a Planning Board Special Permit. New signage is proposed. Planning Board Special Permits within the Central Square Overlay District require review by CSAC. In considering applications for Special Permits for Formula Businesses, the Planning Board shall find that the requirements of Section 20.305.4 are met. CSAC will review the application and prepare a recommendation to be submitted to the Planning Board.

 

General Business

  • City Updates

    Hold for staff from the Community Development Department (CDD) to share relevant information about Central Square.

     

  • Committee Member Updates

    Hold for members of CSAC to share relevant information about Central Square.

     

  • Update on Net Zero Transportation Plan

The City of Cambridge is creating a Net Zero Transportation Plan (NZTP). This plan will help remove greenhouse gas emissions from transportation in Cambridge. It will help our community fight climate change.

 

At this meeting with CSAC, CDD staff will share information about the plan and get feedback from the committee.

 

More information about the Net Zero Transportation Plan is available online at: https://www.cambridgema.gov/Departments/communitydevelopment/netzerotransportationplan#:~:text=The%20City%20of%20Cambridge%20is,reach%20zero%20emissions%20by%202050.

 

 

Adjourn

 

PLEASE NOTE: Meetings will be in person with the option of virtual attendance through Zoom webinar. Members of the public can also provide comments in writing or via email before the meeting.

 

To join the Zoom webinar, click the following link: https: https://cambridgema.zoom.us/j/84556204682. Check your e-mail (including spam/junk folder) for confirmation. If you do not have a computer or e-mail address, you may attend via phone by dialing +1 646 931 3860

 

The webinar ID is: 845 5620 4682

 

The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats as soon as possible by contacting the staff listed above.