TOWN OF BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS
ADVISORY COMMITTEE PUBLIC MEETING - UPDATED
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 7:00 pm via Zoom Meeting
Dennis Doughty, Chair 617-739-7266 [email protected]
Harry K. Friedman, Vice-Chair 617-BE2-0122 [email protected]
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UPDATED AGENDA (All times are approximate, order of items may be subject to change)
7:00 PM Public Comment
7:15 PM Possible Reconsideration of Advisory Committee Previous Vote (11 April FA 8-4-9) on WA 15 to Amend Article 5.9 of the Town’s General By-Laws to amend the stretch energy code in accordance with the MA DOER Pilot (Planning & Community Development)
7:30 PM Report from the Land Use, Zoning and Sustainability Subcommittee, Discussion and Possible Vote on WA 16 to Amend Article X of the Town’s Zoning By-Laws to create a new zoning district to reduce the number of demolitions in Brookline (Planning & Community Development)
8:00 PM Report from the Administration and Finance Subcommittee, Discussion and Possible Vote on WA17 Amend Article 8.37.2 of the Town’s General By-Laws to change “marijuana” to “cannabis” and to permit two additional Storefront Cannabis Retailers licenses for Equity Applicants (O’Neal)
8:30 PM Other business
The public is welcome to attend. You can view and download the agenda, register for the meeting using the Zoom joining link, and access related documents on the Town Calendar when available.
https://www.brooklinema.gov/DocumentCenter/Index/4129
Public comment is welcome only during the public comment and hearing portion of the agenda. The Advisory Committee welcomes and recommends you share written comments in advance, which will be circulated to members of the Committee if received by [email protected] no later than noon on the day of the meeting. All public comments become part of the public record.
Further, Subcommittees of the Advisory Committee hold public hearings on all matters on which the Advisory Committee makes a recommendation to Town Meeting. Members of the public are encouraged to participate in subcommittee public hearings if they wish to comment on any item under deliberation by the subcommittee. All public comments become part of the public record.
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