Planning Board Meetings

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PLEASE NOTE: Planning Board meetings are being held remotely in accordance with Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2022, signed into law on July 16, 2022. Members of the public can view meetings online or on cable television within Cambridge, provide comments by 5:00 P.M. the day before the meeting to planningboardcomment@cambridgema.gov, and attend virtually online or by telephone. 

Check the Meeting Agenda on the Open Meeting Portal for updated meeting information and links to attend virtually. For more information, see Remote Planning Board Meetings or call the Community Development Department at 617-349-4668.

Videos of Planning Board meetings are available to the public. To livestream a meeting or access archived video footage from previous meetings, visit the City's Open Meeting portal. The City of Cambridge has updated the video stream for the Planning Board Meetings. You can view the stream using this link: City Meeting Video Link

Note: Scheduled items are tentative prior to posting of an official Agenda or Hearing Notice. Refer to the posted Agenda for a full list of scheduled items. The Planning Board will not necessarily take public comment on items not listed as "Hearing." See additional information below.

Date Agenda Transcripts Scheduled Items
March 28, 2023  Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal  		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Design Review - PB-364, Lechmere Canal Park Improvements - Materials 
March 14, 2023  Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal   

NOTE: THIS MEETING IS CANCELLED.

The public hearing originally scheduled for this date is cancelled. If the hearing is scheduled for a future date, a new notice will be posted.

• Hearing – PB-9 Amendment, 6 Lilac Court – Materials 
• Extension Request - PB-231 A, 75 First Street - Materials
February 28, 2023  Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal  		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Hearing – PB-395, 425 Massachusetts Avenue – Materials
• Continued Hearing  - PB-393, 23 Reed Street – Materials 
February 14, 2023   Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal   		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Hearing – PB-394, 1730 Massachusetts Avenue - Materials
• Minor Amendment - PB-175, 1 Leighton Street -Materials  
February 7, 2023   Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal   		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Town-Gown Presentations - Reports 
January 31, 2023  Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal   		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Hearing – PB-231A, 75 First Street - Materials
• Design Review - PB-364, Lechmere Canal Park Improvements - Materials 
January 17, 2023  Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal   		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Minor Amendment - PB-368, Volpe - Materials
• Use Determination Request – PB-179, 222 Jacobs Street - Materials  
• Project Update - PB-367, 325 Binney Street - Materials
January 10, 2023  Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal   		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Hearing - Climate Resilience Zoning Petition - Petition Materials 
• BZA Case 203056 - 358 Broadway - Materials

Additional Meeting Information

  • Meeting agendas may include public hearings and matters of general business. Public hearings are required for Planning Board special permit cases and for zoning petitions.
  • The Board will take public testimony during a public hearing, but not necessarily during other items of general business.
  • Public hearing notices are posted at least two weeks in advance of a hearing date.
  • Agendas are typically made available about 5 days before the date of the meeting.
  • Transcripts are adopted in place of meeting minutes. Transcripts are usually available about four weeks after a meeting.

Meetings from Prior Years

For More Information

For more information about the Planning Board contact Swaathi Joseph at 617/349-4668 or sjoseph@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