CITY OF WORCESTER | Land Use Committee Meeting | Tuesday, July 17, 2007 | Council Chamber | Convened: 3:07 P.M. | Adjourned: 03:57 P.M. |
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Mayor
Konstantina B. Lukes | 
www.ci.worcester.ma.us |
Clerk of the City Council
David J. Rushford | Committee Members | | Chairperson Barbara G Haller | | Councilor Paul P Clancy Jr | | Councilor Michael C Perotto |
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City Hall - 455 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts | |
| Present Were: | Chairperson Councilor Barbara G Haller
Councilor Paul P Clancy Jr
Councilor Michael C Perotto | | | | | Also: | Director of EONS, Dennis Hennessy
Director Planning & Regulatory Services Joel Fontaine
Director of Housing, Scott Hayman
City Clerk,David J. Rushford, Clerk | | | |
| 1. | COMMUNICATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER | |
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| | | 1a. | Relative to Zoning Plan for Green Island (Union Station to Kelley Square)
#17A CM June 29, 2004
In Committee September 20, 2004 - Held
In Committee January 23, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1b. | Relative to Adaptive Reuse Overlay District-Green Island (Union Station to Kelley Square)
#17H CM August 17, 2004
In Committee September 20, 2004 - Held
In Committee January 23, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1c. | Relative to Green Island Zoning Alternatives Report Revision.
#17C CM September 7, 2004
In Committee September 20, 2004 - Held
In Committee January 23, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1d. | Relative to Policy - sale of City owned property.
#15A CM September 28, 2004
In Committee July 12, 2005 - Held
In Committee January 23, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1e. | Relative to the re-issuance of request for proposals (RFP's) for ten (10) City-owned Tax Title properties.
#17B CM November 16, 2004
In Committee July 12, 2005 - Held
In Committee January 23, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | |
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| | | 1f. | Relative to properties owned by Social Service Agencies.
#4B CM March 1, 2005
In Committee January 23, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend File | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request the City Manager provide the City Council with an update concerning the properties owned by social service agencies. | |
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| | | 1g. | Informational Communication Relative to the Zoning Ordinance for Second Hand Motor Sales; the Names and Locations of Licensed Second Hand Motor Vendors throughout the City.
# 19A CM May 22, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 1h. | Informational Communication Relative to the Permitting and/or Design Review Process for the Construction of the Building Located at #344 Pleasant Street.
#10.19B CM January 16, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager request representatives for the Office of Economic Development meet with the owners of 344 Pleasant Street to request information concerning finishing the exterior of their new construction as well as an update on the previous commitments made by the owners.
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| | | 1i. | Recommending Adoption of the Attached Order for the Transfer of Jurisdiction of the Foreclosed Tax Title Property located at 578 Grove Street from the Tax Title Custodian to the Department of Public Works and Parks.
#10.33A CM March 27, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 1j. | Recommending Adoption of the Attached Order for the Transfer of Jurisdiction of the Foreclosed Tax Title property located at 0251 Providence Street from the Tax Title Custodian to the Conservation Commission.
#10.33B CM March 27, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Approval | |
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| | | 1k. | Recommending Adoption of an Order to Dispose of City Owned Land on Millbury Street through the Abutter's Program.
# 9B CM June 19, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | | | | | | | | Chairman's Orders | | | | Request City Manager request the City Solicitor provide the City Council with an opinion relative to the attached plan, concerning the responsibility for the cost for conversion to a public street. | | | | Request City Manager provide the City Council with more detail when, in future recommendations for transfers of city-owned property are forwarded to the City Council, and, further request that color GIS maps be provided.
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| | | 2a. | Order of Councilor Clancy - Request City Manager report within one month on recommending an ordinance regarding sustainable and energy efficient zoning and building regulations. Further, request item be referred to Land Use Committee and UniverCity Partnership.
#43b CC December 13,2005
In Committee February 8, 2006 - Held
In Committee January 23, 2007 - Held
| Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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| | | 2b. | Chairman's Order from the Ad Hoc Committee on Mill Street Business Corridor - Request the City Council's Standing Committee on Land Use and the Ad Hoc Zoning Review Committee consider amending the chart itemizing the types of business uses allowed in a BL-1.0 zone to include health-related manufacturing uses which are not as intense as traditional manufacturing uses that are currently not allowed in said zone.
#8y CC February 27, 2007 | Attachments | | | | | | | Recommend Hold | |
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