December 26, 2016 Honorable Members ofthe cambridge city Cambridge City Hall 795 MassAve Cambridge ma:02139 council ?-ll1'l': -9 iiJll:Ll To Mayor Simmols and Honorable members of tlle City Council, The undersigned registered voters ofcambridge submit for adoption t.his zoning petition to amend 20.800 titled the Mass and Main Residential Mixed Income Sub district to reflect a more appropriate affordable housing contribution and height limitation for this zoning,. Overview and rational The Mass and Main Residential mixed income sub districtwas approved by the City Council in May of2015 over 18 months ago. The applicant for that petition told the community it would create 230 units ifhousing. As the council knows the neighborhood is extremely sensitive to income diversity and gentrification. Despite a controversial process the developer waited a significant period of time and added a substantial number ofunits (approx. 75) to the over all proposal. The new proposal also identifies at least two new parcels for development creating all new impacts to the community. Along with new elements such as new development parcels and underground parking the developer has also not increased the affordable housing commitment to complywith tlle proposed new City Standard. The developer has changed the terms ofthe original proposal and has signaled a much more significant impact. The two major components ofthis amendment are simple. Reducing the height to a more appropriate height limit of 150 feet and increasing the affordable housing requirement from 17 affordable and 3 middle income to 20 percent affordable and 5 percent middle. Underlying zoning allows up to 80 feet with a planning board waiver and will require 20 percent affordable (under the new standard when adopted), For context the new amended sub district ifapproved would be granting 70 feet ofnew height and maintain the FAR increase (nearly 2.5 times the allowable FAR under zoning I in exchange for only 5 percent middle-income housing. This is not an attempt to stop this projectbut it is an essential amendment to ensure the community is not impacted by unreasonable height and is not infused with luxury units without a reasonable "offset". Please find the attached zoning petition to amend 20.80 as to reduce the height ofthe "tower" and increase affordable housilg requirements for moderate and middleincome units located within tfle Mass Ave Heightzone... tT We the undersigned registered voters ofCambridge submit the following zoning petition to amend 20. 800 ofthe Cambridge Zoning 0rdinance as follows: Amend 20.307.6.2 Maximum Height a) by striking the number 195 and replacing with the 150 feet. it Amend 20.307.08 .1 Affordable Housing and Unit Mix Requirements section a) to strike the number 17 o/o and replace it with 20% AND in section b) of strike 3% and replace it with 5olo in the section referring to middle income units Harding Amendments to 20.800 the Mass and Main mixed income sub lartnry 2077. Registered NAME y/ R'a^-"J tl^'li, ^l Voting I 27 N'-J distrid ADDRESS in Cambridge r"rzit Q l rtent5 .J4 zrVt- tt- 'J //0 )lqrttrtr& ^, t/ lt "'-' a*^ tl> (1)dhz A/ f->* ( Az@\,"- We the undersigned registered voters ofcambridge submit the following zoning petition to amend 20. 800 ofthe Cambridge Zoning Ordinance as follows: Amend 20.307.6.2 Maximum Height al by striking the number 195 and replacing with the 150 feet. it Amend 20.307.08 .1 Affordable Housing and Unit Mix Requirements section al to strike t}Ie number 17 yo and replace it with 20olo AND iD section b) of strike 30lo and replace itwith 5olo in the section referring to middle income units Harding Amendments to 20.800 the Mass and Main mixed income sub Ianuary 20\7 . NAME Registered Kcrifrrs'rrptrr-R crugnrr Votjr.rg ADDRESS in Cambridge L.Signature ,Z'tre'ti*n fft,irrn' f Aresh^- P,,tc disfict /rr t ruwor nu DU f $.t{Ur'ta*-/ ^U- JJrr Alass [rvc )-fr{ tvtass nv< [tr'"- f-__* Frri6. NLlly*a jb'l Ut'.,t-a51 fu"; ( Arsh.'. fJ"rJ,,3 tfi lr1,ntsor Sl. t-4""._-, We the undersigned registered voters ofCambridge submittlle followilgzoning petition to amend 20. 800 ofthe Cambridge Zoning Ordinance as follows: Amend 20.307.6.2 Maximum Height a) by striking the number 195 and replacing with the 150 feet. it Amend 20.307.08 .1 Affordable Housing and Unit Mix Requirements section a) to strike the number 17 yo and replace it with 20% AND in section bJ ofstrike 3% and replace it witl 5olo in the section referring to ririddle income units HardingAmendments to 20.800 lamary 2077. NAME Registered ;6p 6*** tie Mass and Main mixed income sub Voting ADDRESS in Cambridge i qt tt*"''( )f ?^o /U district