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Provides a non-technical overview of zoning in the City of Cambridge, covering basic definitions, the types of zoning districts and their dimensional requirements and the boards involved in zoning decisions.

This letter summarizes information contained in the City Manager’s recommendations for the required votes by the City Council to establish the FY25 residential and commercial tax rates by the Board of Assessors and the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Responsible and responsive fiscal policies and practices are key to addressing the challenge of balancing expansion and investment in new programs and initiatives, while also minimizing the impact of increases on taxpayers.

Private and Unaccepted Ways in the City of Cambridge

The Ordinance Committee

Planning Board Agendas, Transcripts and Hearing Notices from 2024.

On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, leaders from the City of Cambridge and the Commonwealth gathered with nonprofit Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) to mark the beginning of renovations at the former Sacred Heart church rectory and school in East Cambridge. By the end of 2027, POAH plans to complete construction on the property, which will create 46 new permanently affordable apartment homes.

The Ordinance Committee

A meeting of the Harvard Square Advisory Committee.

1986 study of concerns and opportunities for the section of Massachusetts Avenue between Porter Square and the Arlington line.

Agenda of the City Council meeting held January 29th, 2001