2017 Planning Board Agendas, Transcripts and Hearing Notices

In place of meeting minutes, the Planning board adopts transcripts of each meeting.

Meetings are listed in reverse chronological order.

Date Agenda/Transcripts
Scheduled Items
December 19, 2017
Agendas, Minutes, and Video on Meeting Portal
• Continued Hearing - PB-330, 55 Wheeler Street - Notice - Application Materials
• Design Review - PB-302, Podium, NoMa - Materials 
• Informational Update - PB-179, North Point: The Common, Baldwin Park & Site W - Materials
December 5, 2017 Agendas, Minutes, and Video on Meeting Portal
• Envision Cambridge Update
• Hearing - PB-332, 121-169 Vassar Street - Notice - Application Materials
• Comprehensive Permit Review - 1791 Massachusetts Ave - Application - Plans A / B / 
• BZA Case 014919-2017 - 55 Regent Street Variance - Materials

NOTE: PB-330, 55 WHEELER STREET HEARING WILL BE POSTPONED TO FUTURE DATE - Notice - Application Materials
November 28, 2017 Agendas, Minutes, and Video on Meeting Portal
• Hearing - PB-330, 55 Wheeler Street - Notice - Application Materials
• Design Review - PB-179, North Point Sites G and H - Application Materials
November 14, 2017 Agendas, Minutes, and Video on Meeting Portal
• Hearing - PB-331, 1385 Cambridge St (RMD) - Notice - Application Materials
• Hearing - Kroon et al., Harvard Square Zoning Petition - Notice - Petition Materials  
• Continued Hearing - Urban Agriculture Beekeeping Zoning Petition - Notice Petition Materials 
October 24, 2017 
MEETING CANCELLED
• Hearing to be Rescheduled - PB-330, 55 Wheeler Street - Application Materials
October 17, 2017 
Agendas, Minutes, and Video on Meeting Portal
• Hearing - Christoper D. Smith, et al., PUD-7 Graduate Student Housing Zoning Petition - Notice - Petition Materials
• Hearing - Alexandria PUD-3A and PUD-4C Innovation Space Zoning Petition - Notice - Petition Materials
October 10, 2017 Agendas, Minutes, and Video on Meeting Portal
• Review – Volpe Site Design Guidelines – Notice
October 3, 2017 Agendas, Minutes, and Video on Meeting Portal
• Hearing - Urban Agriculture Beekeeping Zoning Petition - Notice - Petition Materials
• Amendment - PB- 324 - 907 Main Street - Notice - Application Materials
• Design Update - PB-320 - 47 Bishop Allen Drive - Design Materials
• BZA Case 014431-2017 - 48 Quincy Street - Sign Variance
September 19, 2017
Agendas, Minutes, and Video on Meeting Portal
• Design Update - PB-179, North Point Sites G and H - Materials
• SP Extension Request - PB-300 16 Eliot St - Request 
• Design Update - PB-321, Mass and Main - Materials
• BZA Case 013730-2017 - Special Permit - & Pizza - 8 Brattle Street 
September 12, 2017 Agendas, Minutes, and Video on Meeting Portal
• Continued Hearing - MIT Volpe Site Zoning Petition - Notice - Petition Materials 
September 5, 2017 Agendas, Minutes, and Video on Meeting Portal
• Hearing - PB-330, 55 Wheeler Street - Notice - Application Materials
• Discussion - 2017 Town-Gown Reports
• Design Update - PB-320, 47 Bishop Allen Drive - Design Materials
August 29, 2017
Agendas, Minutes, and Video on Meeting Portal
• Hearing - PB-329, 3-5 Linnaean Street Basement Housing - Notice - Application Materials
(A previously posted design review case will not be held.)
August 1, 2017 Agendas, Minutes, and Video on Meeting Portal
• Hearing - PB-328, EF Education First Phase III - Notice - Application Materials
• Design Review and Minor Amendment Request - PB-231A, Parcel D - Application Materials
July 25, 2017
Agendas, Minutes, and Video on Meeting Portal
• Hearing - MIT Volpe Site Zoning Petition - Petition Materials
July 18, 2017 Agendas, Minutes, and Video on Meeting Portal
• Design Review - PB-303, MIT "SoMa" PUD, Building Site 3 - Review Materials
• Design Update - PB-316, 305 Webster Ave - Materials
July 11, 2017 Agendas, Minutes, and Video on Meeting Portal
• Design Review - PB-179, NorthPoint PUD - Parcel Q1 - Review Materials
• Advisory Review - Special Permit for 8 Brattle Street - Application - Plans & Elevations
June 27, 2017
Agendas, Minutes, and Video on Meeting Portal
• Design Review - PB-179, NorthPoint PUD - Parcel W, NorthPoint Common, Parcel A (pump station), Baldwin Park (informational update) - Review Materials
June 6, 2017 Agenda Transcript • Envision Cambridge Update
• Hearing - PB-328, EF Education First Phase III - Notice - Application Materials (Community meeting to be held May 31, 2017 - Flyer)
May 23, 2017 Agenda Transcript • Hearing - Cockrill, et al., Short Term Rental Zoning Petition - Notice - Petition Materials
• Hearing - City Council Short Term Rental Zoning Petition - Notice - Petition Materials
May 16, 2017 Agenda Transcript • Hearing - Observatory Hill Zoning Petition - Notice - Petition Materials
May 2, 2017 Agenda Transcript Starting May 2, meetings begin at 6:30 P.M.
• Hearing - Cambridge and Third Streets Zoning Petition - Notice - Petition Materials
April 25, 2017 Agenda Transcript Meeting begins at 7:00 P.M.
• Hearing - Vacant/Abandoned Buildings Zoning Petition - Notice - Petition Materials 
• Pre-Application Meeting - EF Building Site
April 18, 2017 Agenda Transcript • Hearing - Harvard Square Rooftop Spaces Zoning Petition - Notice - Petition Materials
• Design Review - PB #303, MIT "SoMa" Building 5 - Review Materials
April 4, 2017 Agenda Transcript • Continued Hearing - PB #326, 211 Concord Turnpike - Notice - Application Materials
March 28, 2016 Agenda Transcript • Hearing - Harding, et al., Zoning Petition - Notice - Petition Materials
• Continued Design Review - PB #303, MIT "SoMa" Building 3 - Review Materials
March 21, 2017 Agenda Transcript • Hearing - Zoning Petition Regarding Restoration After Fire - Notice - Petition Materials
• Design Review - PB #302, MIT "NoMa" Building 1 - Review Materials
March 7, 2017 Agenda Transcript • Hearing - PB #327, 74 Holworthy Street - Notice - Application Materials
• Design Review (Continued) - PB #303, MIT "SoMa" Landscape - Review Materials
• Design Review - PB #303, MIT "SoMa" Building 3 - Review Materials
February 28, 2017 Agenda Transcript • Hearing - PB #325, Registered Marijuana Dispensary at 98 Winthrop Street - Notice - Application Materials
• Advisory Review - Comprehensive Permit for 671-675 Concord Avenue - Application - Plans - Supplemental Information - TP&T Memo
• Design Review (Continued) - PB #303, MIT "SoMa" Landscape - Review Materials (Postponed to March 7, 2017)
• Design Review - PB #303, MIT "SoMa" Building 3 - Review Materials (Postponed to March 7, 2017)
February 21, 2017 Agenda Transcript • Hearing - PB #324, 907 Main Street - Notice - Application Materials
• Hearing - PB #326, 211 Concord Turnpike - NoticeApplication Materials
February 7, 2017 Agenda Transcript • Town-Gown Presentations - Reports
Meeting will be held at 344 Broadway, Second Floor Meeting Room.
January 31, 2017 Agenda Transcript • Hearing - PB #323, 850 Cambridge Street School and CPSD Administration - Notice - Application Materials
• Design Review - PB #303, MIT "SoMa" Building 4 - Review Materials
January 24, 2017 Agenda Transcript • Continued Hearing - PB #318, 55 Regent Street - Notice - Application Materials
• Continued Hearing - PB #321, Mass and Main Development - Notice - Application Materials
January 17, 2017 Agenda Transcript • Continued Hearing - PB #315, MXD Infill Development Concept Plan (held with Cambridge Redevelopment Authority) - Application Materials
• Continued Hearing (Public Comment Closed) - PB #322, CAS Foundation Registered Marijuana Dispensary, 110 Fawcett Street - Application Materials
January 3, 2017 Agenda Transcript • Continued Hearing - PB #320, 47 Bishop Allen Drive - Notice - Application Materials
• Continued Hearing (from November 1) - Medical Marijuana Citywide Rezoning - Petition Material

For More Information

For more information about the Cambridge Planning Board, contact Swaathi Joseph at 617/349-4668 or sjoseph@cambridgema.gov.

• Continued Hearing - PB #320, 47 Bishop Allen Drive - Notice - Application Materials
• Continued Hearing (from November 1) - Medical Marijuana Citywide Rezoning - Petition Materials
• Continued Hearing - PB #320, 47 Bishop Allen Drive - Notice - Application Materials
• Continued Hearing (from November 1) - Medical Marijuana Citywide Rezoning - Petition Materials