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Tues, July 14

6:30pm   Planning Board Meeting  (Remote via Zoom) [Agenda]

General Business

1. Update from the Community Development Department

2. Adoption of Planning Board meeting transcripts (6/2/20265, 6/16/2026)

Public Hearings

6:30pm   Douglas P. Brown, et al. (PET 2026-02)
Zoning Petition by Douglas P. Brown, et al. to amend Articles 2.000, 5.000, 6.000, 11.000, and 19.000 to amend height, setback, and open space requirements, add step back and building depth and width requirements, and add minimum off-street parking requirements for residential uses in Residence C-1 districts, including the Affordable Housing Overlay, as well as reducing the Project Review Special Permit threshold from 75,000 to 20,000 square feet for residential uses in Residence C-1 districts, among other changes. (Materials)

General Business

3. PB-179 (Materials)
• Parcel 1-C – Design Review
• 222 Jacobs Street – Use Determination Request

General Business items may be taken out of the order from the agenda. Public comments are taken only during a Public Hearing. The Planning Board need not solicit public comment on General Business items. The City of Cambridge will provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities upon request. Please make requests for alternative formats at least two weeks in advance by contacting the Planning Board staff at cddzoning@cambridgema.gov.
Send written comments by 5:00pm the day before the meeting to planningboardcomment@cambridgema.gov.
Applications and Petitions are online at www.cambridgema.gov/planningboard.
Full zoning petition texts available online at: www.cambridgema.gov/cdd/zoninganddevelopment/zoning/amendments.

Tues, July 21

3:00pm   The City Council’s Ordinance Committee will hold a public hearing on a Zoning Petition by Douglas P. Brown, et al., to amend the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance in Articles 2.000, 5.000, 6.000, 11.000, and 19.000 with the intent of amending height, setback, and open space requirements, adding step back and building depth and width requirements, and adding minimum off-street parking requirements for residential uses in Residence C-1 districts, including the Affordable Housing Overlay, as well as reducing the Project Review Special Permit threshold from 75,000 to 20,000 square feet for residential uses in Residence C-1 districts, among other changes. [Agenda]  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)

6:30pm   Planning Board Meeting  (Remote via Zoom)
[Agenda]

Wed, July 22

5:00pm   Cambridge Election Commission  (Zoom)

I. PUBLIC COMMENT

II. MINUTES

III. REPORTS

1. Executive Director’s Report

2. Assistant Director’s Report

3. Commissioners’ Reports

IV. ACTION AGENDA

Old Business

- Upcoming Poll Worker Trainings Discussion

New Business

Thurs, July 23

5:30pm   City Council Special Meeting to receive updates on and discuss the City of Cambridge’s current, planned, and recommended public safety and violence prevention work.  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
[Agenda]

11th Annual Cambridge Jazz Festival July 25 & 26 — Free: At Danehy Park

Join us for the 11th Annual Cambridge Jazz Festival on Saturday and Sunday, July 25 and 26, 2026, from noon to 6pm each day, at Cambridge’s Danehy Park. Free admission. Open to everyone. Presented by the Cambridge Jazz Foundation in partnership with and sponsored by Cambridge Arts. The festival lineup features:

Saturday, July 25:

  • TRIAD+ “HERMETIC”
    The Music of Hermeto Pascoal
  • Las Nenas Del Swing directed by Kristalis Sotomayor Matos
  • Kavita Shah
  • Eguie Castrillo y Su Orquesta

Sunday, July 26:

  • The Berklee Global Jazz Quartet
  • The Ron Savage Quintet with special guest Antonio Hart,
    featuring Lydia Harrell, Sharik Hasan, and Alexander Toth
  • The Tia Fuller Quartet
  • Damon DueWhite and FAZZ

Mon, Aug 3

5:30pm   City Council (Midsummer) meeting  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)
[Agenda]

Wed, Aug 5

3:00pm   Cambridge Social Housing Task Force meeting [Agenda]  (Bayard Rustin Conference Room, 2nd floor of City Hall Annex or via Zoom)
There will (again) be no public comment at this meeting.

Wed, Aug 19

3:00pm   The City Council’s Ordinance Committee will hold a public hearing on a Zoning Petition by the Cambridge City Council, to consider amendments to the Short-Term Rental Ordinance, Article 4.60 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cambridge, that clarify language, impose new registration requirements and time restrictions, and effectuate enforcement of the Ordinance, among other amendments. [Agenda]  (Sullivan Chamber and Zoom)


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