Planning Board Meetings

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PLEASE NOTE: Pursuant to Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023 adopted by Massachusetts General Court and approved by the Governor, the City is authorized to use remote participation at meetings of the Cambridge Planning Board. 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
December 5, 2023   Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal  		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Design Review – 1627 Massachusetts Avenue (AHO-6) – Design Review
November 21, 2023 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal  

NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Hearing – Pierson et. al. Zoning Petition – Petition Materials
• Request for Continuance –  Hearing – PB-400, 8 Thingvalla Avenue - Materials
• Use Determination Request – PB-141, 7 Broad Canal Way – Materials 
• BZA Case 246750 –330 Mount Auburn Street – Materials
October 24, 2023  Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal 

 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Hearing – Henkeeping Zoning Petition – Petition Materials
• Continued Hearing – PB-118 Amendment, 195 Binney Street – Materials
• Continued Hearing – PB-189 Minor Amendment, 303 Third Street – Materials
• Continued Hearing – PB-301 Amendment, 249 Third Street – Materials 
• Special Permit Extension – PB-369, 600 Massachusetts Avenue – Materials
• Extension Request – PB-396, 48-50 Bishop Allen Drive – Materials 
• BZA Case 243960 – 1815 Massachusetts Avenue – Materials
October 10, 2023 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal  
 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Design Update – PB-390, 57 JFK Street – Materials
October 03, 2023 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal  		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Withdrawal Request – PB-399, 110 Fawcett Street - Materials
September 26, 2023 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal  		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Design Review – PB-368, Volpe C1 and Third Street Park
September 12, 2023 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal  

NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Minor Amendment – PB-368, Volpe - Materials  
• Design Update – PB-390, 57 JFK Street - Materials
August 29, 2023
 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal  		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Hearing – PB-118 Amendment, 195 Binney Street – Materials
• Hearing – PB-189 Major Amendment, 303 Third Street – Materials
• Hearing – PB-301 Amendment, 249 Third Street –  Materials  
• Continued Hearing – Affordable Housing Overlay Zoning Petition –  Petition Materials
August 22, 2023 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal  		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Continued Hearing – PB-397, 2161 Massachusetts Avenue – Materials 
• Design Update – PB-179, CX Wayfinding Signage – Materials
• Special Permit Extension – PB-377, 88 Holworthy Street  –  Materials
August 8, 2023 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal  		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Hearing – Affordable Housing Overlay Amendments Zoning Petition – Petition Materials 
• Extension Request – 48-50 Bishop Allen Drive (PB-396) - Materials
July 18, 2023 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal  

NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Advisory Design Review – 1627 Massachusetts Avenue (AHO-6) – Design Review Materials (under Planning Board Materials tab)
• Minor Amendment – 109 First Street (PB-231A) - Materials
June 27, 2023  Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal  		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Annual Utility Report – Eversource, Vicinity, DPW, CWD
June 20, 2023 Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal  		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Hearing – Ian Ferguson et. al. Zoning Petition – Petition Materials
• Hearing – Alewife Quadrangle Zoning Petition – Petition Materials
June 13, 2023  Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal  

NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Hearing – 55 Washburn Avenue (PB-398) – Materials
• Hearing – Cannabis Uses Special Permit Amendments Zoning Petition  – Petition Materials 
• BZA Case 220600 - 10 Canal Park – Materials
• BZA Case 225273 - 10 Canal Park – Materials 
• BZA Case 221274 - 51 Brattle Street – Materials
• BZA Case 223702 - 120 Vassar Street – Materials
June 6, 2023  Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal  

NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Hearing – 48-50 Bishop Allen Drive (PB-396) – Materials
• Hearing – 2161 Massachusetts Avenue (PB-397) – Materials 
• Use Determination Request – 675 W Kendall Street (PB-141) - Materials
• BZA Case 217962 – 210 Bent Street - Materials
May 23, 2023  Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal   		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Planning Updates – Alewife Zoning Working Group & Our Cambridge Street
• Extension Request – 727 Massachusetts Avenue (PB-361) - Materials
• Design Update – 759 Massachusetts Avenue (PB-365) - Materials
May 16, 2023   Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal    		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Hearing – Charles Franklin et. al. Zoning Petition – Petition Materials
• Minor Amendment - PB-368, Volpe - Materials 
• Design Review - PB-368, Volpe C3 - Materials 
May 2, 2023  Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal    		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Continued Hearing - PB-9, 6 Lilac Court - Materials  
• Design Review - PB-179, CX Parcel V Triangle - Materials   
• Design Update - PB-147, 125 Broadway - Materials 
April 25, 2023  Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal   		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Hearing – Michael Monestime et. al. Zoning Petition – Petition Materials
• Hearing - PB-231A, 75 First Street - Materials
• Extension Request  - PB-363, 1908 Massachusetts Avenue - Materials  
April 11, 2023  Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal   		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Hearing - Craig Kelley et. al. Zoning Petition - Materials
• Continued Hearing - PB-395, 425 Massachusetts Avenue - Materials  
• Request of Continuance - Hearing - PB-9, 6 Lilac Court - Materials  
• BZA Case 213774 – 60 Market Street – Materials
March 28, 2023  Agendas and Minutes on Meeting Portal 
Video on Meeting Portal  		 NOTE: THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD REMOTELY
• Extension Request  - PB-231A, 75 First Street - Materials
• Design Review – PB-364, Lechmere Canal Park Improvements - Materials  
• Project Update - PB-38, 1 Canal Park - Materials 
• Use Determination Request- PB-189, 295 Third Street - 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