Harvard Square Advisory Committee Meeting

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Wednesday, February 19, 2025

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

Hybrid remote option over Zoom. Join through: https://cambridgema.zoom.us/j/87628198789

Neighborhood:
Baldwin
Mid-Cambridge
Neighborhood Nine
North Cambridge
Riverside

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

Meeting Agenda

February 19, 2025 at 6:00-8:00 p.m.

@ City Hall Annex

344 Broadway

2nd Floor Conference Room

Cambridge, MA 02139

or Via Zoom Webinar

https://cambridgema.zoom.us/j/87628198789

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

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

General Business

  • New Member Introductions
  • Committee Member Updates

Hold for members of HSAC to share relevant information about Harvard Square.

Project Review and Discussion

  • BZA Signage Variance Request – 29 Mt Auburn Street (St. Paul’s Parish)

The Applicant is proposing the installation of a wall sign at a greater height than allowed by Zoning Article 7. The top of a wall sign may not be mounted higher than 20’ at this location and the applicant proposes to mount this sign at 28’10”. BZA variances within the Harvard Square Overlay District require review by HSAC.

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/87628198789. 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: 876 2819 8789

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.