2025 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 16, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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Advisory Consultation –8-12 May Street and 3 Lawn Street (AHO-10) -Design Review Materials(under Planning Board Materials tab)
December 09, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•Request for Continuance
-Advisory Consultation – 16-28 Porter Street (PBAC-1) -Materials
•Use Determination Request– 20 Child Street (PB-179) -Materials
November 18, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•Advisory Consultation – 28-30 Wendell Street (AHO-8) -Design Review Materials(under Planning Board Materials tab)
October 28, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•Hearing – MXD District Infill Development Concept Plan Major Amendment (PB-315) –Materials
•Design Review - 75 Broadway (PB-368) -Materials
October 21, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•Hearing – Massachusetts Avenue Zoning Petition (CMA 2025 #235) -Petition Materials
•Hearing – Cambridge Street Zoning Petition (CMA 2025 #234) -Petition Materials
•Use Determination Request– 20 Child Street (PB-179) -Materials
October 07, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•Advisory Consultation – 2072 Massachusetts Avenue (AHO-9) -Design Review Materials(under Planning Board Materials tab)
September 30, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•Bakal et. al. Zoning Petition Zoning Petition (APP 2025 #31) –Petition Materials
August 19, 2025, Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•Hearing –88 Ames St (PB-294) –Materials
•Minor Amendment –MXD District Infill Development Plan (PB-315) -Materials
•Design Updates –MXD District Infill Development Plan (PB-315) -Materials
•Extension Request –MXD District Infill Development Concept Plan Major Amendment (PB-315) -Materials
August 05, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•Hearing - Short-term Rental Amendments Zoning Petition (CMA 2025 #176) –Petition Materials
•Advisory Consultation– 28-30 Wendell Street (AHO-8) -Design Review Materials(under Planning Board Materials tab)
July 22, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•BZA Case 1169571 –100 Cambridge side –Materials
•BZA Case 1170616 –1 Alewife Park–Materials
•BZA Case 1170612 –36-64 Whittemore Avenue-Materials
•Planning Updates –Our Cambridge Street,Mass Ave Planning Study - Cambridge Common to Alewife Brook Parkway

July 8, 2025

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•Hearing - Marasao et. al. Zoning Petition (ORD 2025 #11) –Petition Materials
June 10, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•Extension Request –MXD District Infill Development Concept Plan Major Amendment (PB-315) -Materials
•Annual Utility Report -Eversource,Vicinity,DPW,CWD
May 20, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•Hearing –Marasao et. al. Zoning Petition (ORD 2025 #11) –Petition Materials
•Hearing –350 Massachusetts Avenue (PB-409) -Materials
May 13, 2025
Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•Planning Updates -Multifamily Design Guidelines
May 6, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•Hearing –36-64 Whittemore Avenue (PB-408) -Materials
•Hearing –Cannabis Uses Zoning Petition (ORD 2025 #6) –Petition Materials
April 29, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•Hearing – East Cambridge Community Enhancement Zoning Petition (APP 2025 #14) –Petition Materials
•Hearing – Floodplain Overlay Zoning Petition (ORD 2025 #9) –Petition Materials
•Planning Updates -Multifamily Design Guidelines
•BZA Case 1160291 – 59 First Street -Materials

April 15, 2025

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•Hearing – 729, 735-737, 745, and 755 Concord Avenue (PB-407) -Materials
•Hearing –Affordable Housing Overlay Zoning Petition (ORD 2025 #7) –Petition Materials
March 25, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•HearingMXD District Infill Development Concept Plan Major Amendment (PB-315) -Materials
•Minor Amendment –MXD District Infill Development Plan (PB-315) -Materials
March 18, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•Informational Update–35 Cherry StreetProject
•Special Permit Extension – 36 JFK Street, 81 Mount Auburn Street, 33 Dunster Street (PB-386) -Materials
•Planning Updates –Citywide Urban Design Guidelines

February 25, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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Withdrawal Request– 8 James Way (PB-22) -Materials
•Planning Updates -Open Space Plan Update
February 11, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•Hearing – 675 Massachusetts Avenue (PB-406) -Materials
•Use Determination Request - 675 West Kendall St (PB-141) -Materials

February 4, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•Town-Gown Presentations -Reports
January 7, 2025 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal
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•BZA Case 1144543 – 1 Brattle Square -Materials

For More Information

Contact cddzoning@cambridgema.gov.

• Hearing - Alexandria Grand Junction Overlay - Zoning Petition - Notice - Petition Materials 
• Hearing - Alexandria Grand Junction Overlay - Zoning Petition - Notice - Petition Materials 
• Planning Board Walking Tour 
• Planning Board Walking Tour