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Ordinance Committee

Location

City Hall
2nd Floor Sullivan Chamber
795 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Contact

Office of the City Clerk
617-349-4260
tty/TDD 617-349-4242

Description

The Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss a Zoning Petition by Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., to create a new Section 13.59.11 Floor Area Ratio and Gross Floor Area Exemption for Up to 10,000 SF of Innovation Office Space.  This section would apply to the PUD-3A and PUD-4C districts only.  The new section would allow up to 10,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area in the existing and redeveloped building at 161 First Street to be dedicated to Innovation Office Space to be exempted from the allowable Gross Floor Area for the Final Development Plan, and includes standards and characteristics for Innovation Office Space including duration of lease agreements and size limitations on space contracted to individual business entities.  The Planning Board may allow variations in the specific standards and characteristics set forth in this Section 13.59.11 by Minor Amendment to the approved Development Plan or otherwise, if the Planning Board finds that the Innovation Office Space, as proposed, will be consistent with the purposes of these standards and characteristics.  This hearing to be televised.

 

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