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I live in Arlington Massachusetts, where I'm a town meeting member and sit on several town committees.  As a consequence, I tend to go to a lot of public meetings.  This is my personal collection of (unofficial) notes from these meetings.
A collection of primary source documents regarding Arlington housing, zoning, and land use.


= 2020 =  
= 1971 =  


* [[Select Board - Jun 29th, 2020]]
* [[media:Atm-2019-article-41-redevelopment-board-reference.pdf|Chap. 738 of the Acts of 1971]].  This act abolished Arlington's Planning Board, and delegated planning responsibilities to the Arlington Redevelopment Board.
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Jun 25th, 2020]]
* [[Sustainable Arlington - Jun 24th, 2020]]
* [[Zoning Board of Appeals - Jun 23rd, 2020]]
* [[Arlington Bicycle Advisory Committee - Jun 17th, 2020]]
* [[Town Meeting - Jun 15th, 2020]]
* [[Precinct 1 Meeting - Jun 11th, 2020]]
* [[Select Board - Jun 8th, 2020]]
* [[Sustainable Arlington - May 27th, 2020]]
* [[Zoning Board of Appeals - May 26th, 2020]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - May 21st, 2020]]
* [[Arlington Bicycle Advisory Committee - May 20th, 2020]]
* [[Transportation Advisory Committee - May 19th, 2020]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - May 18th, 2020]]
* [[Zoning Board of Appeals - May 12th, 2020]]
* [[Zoning Bylaw Working Group - May 8th, 2020]]
* [[Annual Town Election Planning - Apr 29, 2020]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Apr 27th, 2020]]
* [[Zoning Board of Appeals - Apr 14th, 2020]]
* [[Select Board - Mar 30rd, 2020]]
* [[Select Board - Mar 23rd, 2020]]
* [[Select Board - Mar 9th, 2020]]
* [[Zoning Bylaw Working Group - Mar 4th, 2020]]
* [[Clean Heat For Arlington - Feb 27th, 2020]]
* [[Sustainable Arlington - Feb 26th, 2020]]
* [[Select Board - Feb 24th, 2020]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Feb 20th, 2020]]
* [[Arlington Bicycle Advisory Committee - Feb 19th, 2020]]
* [[Zoning Bylaw Working Group - Feb 5th, 2020]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Jan 27th, 2020]]
* [[Sustainable Arlington - Jan 22nd, 2020]]
* [[Zoning Bylaw Working Group - Jan 22nd, 2020]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Jan 16th, 2020]]
* [[Joint Redevelopment, Select Board Meeting - Jan 13th, 2020]]
* [[Sustainable Arlington - Jan 5th, 2020]]


= 2019 =  
= 1972 =  


* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Dec 16th, 2019]]
* [[media:1971_zoning_by-laws_with_1972_amendments.pdf|Arlington's 1972 zoning bylaw]] (technically, the 1971 bylaw, with amendments from 1972)
* [[Zoning Bylaw Working Group - Dec 4th, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Nov 4th, 2019]]
* [[Precinct 1, 3, 5 Fall Meeting - Oct 28th, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Oct 7th, 2019]]
* [[Envision Arlington Precinct Meeting Brainstorming - Oct 2nd, 2019]]
* [[Zoning Bylaw Working Group - Oct 2nd, 2019]]
* [[Homelessness Task Force - Sep 26th, 2019]]
* [[Sustainable Arlington - Sep 25th, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Sep 23rd, 2019]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Sep 19th, 2019]]
* [[Zoning Bylaw Working Group - Sep 19th, 2019]]
* [[Sustainable Arlington - Aug 15th, 2019]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Aug 15th, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Aug 12th, 2019]]
* [[Zoning Bylaw Working Group - Aug 5th, 2019]]
* [[Select Board Goal Setting Meeting - Aug 1st, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Jul 22nd, 2019]]
* [[Select Board - Jul 22nd, 2019]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Jul 18th, 2019]]
* [[Homelessness Task Force - Jul 11th, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Jul 1st, 2019]]
* [[Sustainable Arlington - Jun 26th, 2019]]
* [[Hazard Mitigation Plan Update - Jun 13th, 2019]]
* [[Zoning Bylaw Working Group - Jun 5th, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Jun 3rd, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - May 20th, 2019]]
* [[Town Meeting - May 15, 2019]]
* [[ABC Stormwater Flooding Group - May 14th, 2019]]
* [[Town Meeting - May 13, 2019]]
* [[Town Meeting - May 8, 2019]]
* [[Town Meeting - May 6, 2019]]
* [[Town Meeting - May 1, 2019]]
* [[Town Meeting - Apr 29, 2019]]
* [[Town Meeting - Apr 24, 2019]]
* [[Town Meeting - Apr 22, 2019]]
* [[Zoning Article Q&A Session - Apr 17th, 2019]]
* [[Precinct 6, 7 Community Meeting - Apr 16th, 2019]]
* [[Precinct 8, 10 Community Meeting - Apr 15th, 2019]]
* [[Precinct 1, 5 Community Meeting - Apr 10th, 2019]]
* [[Precinct 2--4 Community Meeting - Apr 7th, 2019]]
* [[Zoning Bylaw Amendments Neighborhood Meeting - Apr 4th, 2019]]
* [[Zoning Bylaw Amendments Neighborhood Meeting - Apr 3rd, 2019]]
* [[Zoning Bylaw Amendments Neighborhood Meeting - Mar 28th, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Mar 27th, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Mar 25th, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Mar 18th, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Mar 11th, 2019]]
* [[Master Plan Implmentation Committee - Mar 7th, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Mar 4th, 2019]]
* [[Zoning Bylaw Working Group - Feb 27th, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Feb 25th, 2019]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Feb 21st, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Human Rights Commission - Feb 20th, 2019]]
* [[Stormwater Forum and Discussion - Feb 19th, 2019]]
* [[Select Board - Feb 11th, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Feb 11th, 2019]]
* [[Zoning Bylaw Working Group - Feb 6th, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Jan 28th, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Engagement Initiative - Jan 24th, 2019]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Jan 24th, 2019]]
* [[Select Board - Jan 23rd, 2019]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Jan 16th, 2019]]
* [[AHS Building Community Forum - Jan 14th, 2019]]
* [[Zoning Bylaw Working Group - Jan 2nd, 2019]]


= 2018 =
= 1975 =  


* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Dec 20th, 2018]]
* [[media:ARB-meeting-minutes-4-7-1975.pdf|Arlington Redevelopment Board Minutes, Apr 7, 1975]] Arlington redevelopment board minutes from April 7th, 1975.  The board discusses the definition of "family", how the definition will be enforced, and the desire to make Arlington a "family values" town.
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Dec 17th, 2018]]
* [[media:ARB meeting notes 8-4-1975.pdf|Arlington redevelopment Board minutes, Aug 4, 1975]].  Discussion of "controversional" issues in the 1975 zoning rewrite.
* [[A Conversation about Housing in Arlington - Dec 13th, 2018]]
* [[media:ARB meeting notes 8-25-1975.pdf|Arlington Redevelopment Board Minutes, Aug 25, 1975]].  Some discussion about the definition of family, and the zoning district of individual lots.
* [[Zoning Bylaw Working Group - Dec 12th, 2018]]
* [[media:Arb-minutes-19750929.pdf|Arlington Redevelopment Board Minutes, Sep 29, 1975]].  Paragraph about build-out potential under the old vs new (1975) bylaw.
* [[Stormwater Forum and Discussion - Dec 11th, 2018]]
* [[media:Prr-2019-890-PRR Revilak 3-11-2019-arb-minutes-197509.pdf|Arlington Redevelopment Board Minutes, Sept. 1975]].
* [[Special Town Meeting - Dec 5th, 2018]]
* [[media:Advocate-19751002.pdf|Planning Director Reviews Zoning Bylaw Questions]].  Oct 2, 1975 article from the Arlington advocate.
* [[Surveillance Study Committee - Nov 29th, 2018]]
* [[media:Arb-article-2-memo-19751006.pdf|ARB report on 1975 STM Article 2]] ARB report on the 1975 zoning rewrite.
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Nov 19th, 2018]]
* [[media:Arb-article-6-memo-19751006.pdf|ARB Report on 1975 STM Article 6]] ARB report on Article 6 of the Oct 1975 special town meeting.  This article established a definition of "family", which precluded more than four unrelated individuals from inhabiting the same household.
* [[Surveillance Study Committee - Nov 15th, 2018]]
* [[media:Town-meeting-1975-zoning-rewrite.pdf|Special Town Meeting warrant for 1975 zoning rewrite]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Nov 15th, 2018]]
* [[media:Advocate-1975-10-zoning-articles.pdf|10 Arlington Advocate Articles on 1975 zoning changes]]
* [[BRT Pilot Wrap-up - Nov 14th, 2018]]
* [[AHS Building Project Town Meeting Member Tours - Nov 6th, 2018]]
* [[Surveillance Study Committee - Oct 30th, 2018]]
* [[Community Workshop on Sign Regulations - Oct 29th, 2018]]
* [[Select Board - Oct 22nd, 2018]]
* [[Surveillance Study Committee - Oct 18th, 2018]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Oct 18th, 2018]]
* [[Sunnside Ave Sidewalk Replacement - Oct 15, 2018]]
* [[Stormwater Forum and Discussion - Oct 7th, 2018]]
* [[Zoning Bylaw Working Group - Oct 3rd, 2018]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Oct 1st, 2018]]
* [[Surveillance Study Committee - Sep 20th, 2018]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Sep 20th, 2018]]
* [[ABC Stormwater Flooding Group - Sep 11th, 2018]]
* [[Surveillance Study Committee - Sep 6th, 2018]]
* [[Zoning Bylaw Working Group - Sep 5th, 2018]]
* [[Zoning Board of Appeals - Sep 4th, 2018]]
* [[Surveillance Study Committee - Aug 23rd, 2018]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Aug 16th, 2018]]
* [[Second Community Form on Bus Priority Pilot - Aug 15th, 2018]]
* [[Stormwater Forum and Discussion - Aug 14th, 2018]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Aug 6th, 2018]]
* [[Zoning Bylaw Working Group - Aug 1st, 2018]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Jul 26th, 2018]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Jul 23rd, 2018]]
* [[Board of Selectmen - Jul 16th, 2018]]
* [[ABC Stormwater Flooding Group - Jul 10th, 2018]]
* [[Master Plan Implmentation Committee - Jun 27th, 2018]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Jun 21st, 2018]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Jun 18th, 2018]]
* [[Housing Public Forum - Jun 14th, 2018]]
* [[Zoning Board of Appeals - Jun 12th, 2018]]
* [[Public Forum for Climate Change Resilience - Jun 11th, 2018]]
* [[Surveillance Study Committee - Jun 6th, 2018]]
* [[Surveillance Study Committee - May 21st, 2018]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - May 17th, 2018]]
* [[Mass Ave Bus Rapid Transit Pilot - May 16th 2018]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - May 7th, 2018]]
* [[Town Meeting - May 2nd, 2018]]
* [[Town Meeting - Apr 30th, 2018]]
* [[Town Meeting - Apr 25th, 2018]]
* [[Town Meeting - Apr 23rd, 2018]]
* [[Precinct 8, 10 Annual Gathering - Apr 22nd, 2018]]
* [[Vision 2020 All Precincts Meeting - Apr 12th, 2018]]
* [[Arlington Candidates Night - Mar 28th, 2018]]
* [[Master Plan Implmentation Committee - Apr 5th, 2018]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Mar 22nd, 2018]]
* [[Board of Selectmen - Mar 5th, 2018]]
* [[Board of Selectmen - Feb 26th, 2018]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Feb 15th, 2018]]
* [[Special Town Meeting - Feb 12th, 2018]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Neighborhood Meeting - Feb 7th, 2018]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Feb 5th, 2018]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Neighborhood Meeting - Feb 1st, 2018]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Neighborhood Meeting - Jan 29th, 2018]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Neighborhood Meeting - Jan 24th, 2018]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Jan 24th, 2018]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Jan 22nd, 2018]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Jan 18th, 2018]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Jan 12th, 2018]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Jan 10th, 2018]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Jan 8th, 2018]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Jan 3rd, 2018]]


= 2017 =
= 1978 =  


* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Dec 19th, 2017]]
* [[media:Arb-minutes-19780306-art-93.pdf|Arlington Redevelopment Board Minutes, March 6, 1980]].  Includes a discussion of Article 93, which downzoned the R7 (High Density Apartment) district.
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Dec 6th, 2017]]
* [[media:Prr-2019-1295-Article 93, ATM 1978.pdf|Article 93 from Arlington's 1978 town meeting]].  This article downzoned the R7 (high density apartment) district, making many of the buildings non-conforming.
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Dec 4th, 2017]]
* [[GLX Public Information Meeting - Nov 20th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Nov 17th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Nov 1st, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Oct 20th, 2017]]
* [[Forum on Zoning and Town Bylaw Amendments -- Oct 18th, 2017]]
* [[Lake Street/Bikeway Public Meeting - Oct 17th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Oct 4th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Sep 22nd, 2017]]
* [[ABC Stormwater Flooding Board - Sep 12th, 2017]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Sep 11th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Sep 8th, 2017]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Aug 17th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Aug 4th, 2017]]
* [[Lake Street/Bikeway Public Meeting - Jul 26th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Board of Appeals - Jul 18th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Jul 14th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Overhaul Meeting - Jul 13th, 2017]]
* [[ABC Stormwater Flooding Board - Jul 11th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Jul 6th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Jun 29th, 2017]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Jun 26th, 2017]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Jun 22nd, 2017]]
* [[Community Choice Aggregation - Jun 14th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Jun 14th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - May 23rd, 2017]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - May 18th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Board of Appeals - May 16th, 2017]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - May 15th, 2017]]
* [[ABC Stormwater Flooding Board - May 9th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Apr 27th, 2017]]
* [[Precinct 1 Meeting -- April 23, 2017]]
* [[Forum on Zoning and Town Bylaw Amendments -- Apr 6th, 2017]]
* [[Vision 2020 All Precincts Meeting - Apr 5th, 2017]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Mar 27th, 2017]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Mar 20th, 2017]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Mar 16th, 2017]]
* [[Arlington Redevelopment Board - Mar 6th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Mar 1st, 2017]]
* [[Trust Act Presentation - Feb 26th, 2017]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Feb 16th, 2017]]
* [[Arlington Housing Authority Board Meeting - Feb 15th, 2017]]
* [[Board of Selectmen - Feb 6th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Feb 1st, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Recodification All Boards Meeting - Jan 28th, 2017]]
* [[Information Technology Advisory Committee - Jan 19th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Board of Appeals - Jan 17th, 2017]]
* [[Zoning Recodification Working Group - Jan 5th, 2017]]


[[Category:Public Meetings]]
= 1979 =
 
* [[media:Arb-minutes-19790108-building-height.pdf|Arlington Redevelopment Board Minutes, Jan 8, 1979]].  Includes a discussion of building height in several business and residential districts.
* [[media:Arb-minutes-19790213-warrant-article-hearing.pdf|Arlington Redevelopment Board Minutes, Feb 13, 1979]].  Discussion of warrant articles proposed for the 1979 town meeting.  When compared to today's meetings, attendance seems rather small.
* [[media:Arb-minutes-19790226-building-height.pdf|Arlington Redevelopment Board Minutes, Feb 26, 1979]].  Includes a discussion about building height, and downzoning the R6 (medium density apartment) district.
 
= 1980 =
 
* [[media:Advocate-19800522-article-87.pdf|Arlington advocate article on zoning changes from the 1980 Annual town meeting]].  Includes mention of Article 87.
* [[media:Arlington-redevelopment-board-19800330-minutes.pdf|Arlington Redevelopment Board Minutes, Mar 30, 1980]].  Includes mention of Article 87, which amended the ZBL to accomodate a set highly non-conforming duplexes in East Arlington, which were built after world war II.
* [[media:Article-87-1980-town-meeting-town-clerk.pdf|Article 87 from the 1980 Arlington Town meeting]].  The article changed the town's zoning bylaw to accomodate a set of small duplexes built in East Arlington after World War II.
 
= 1982 =
 
* [[media:Arb-minutes-19820322-mugar-purchase.pdf|Arlington Redevelopment Board Minutes, Mar. 22, 1982]].  During this meeting, the ARB entertained a warrant article that proposed the purchase of the Mugar Property in east Arlington.
* [[media:Article-43-1982-pud-prr.txt|1982 Town meeting Article 43]]  Public records request for materials pertaining to Article 43 from the 1982 town meeting.  I believe this article reduced the maximum height in the PUD distict from 200' to 85'.  Unfortunately, our public records officer was unable to locate responsive documents.
 
= 1987 =
 
* [[media:Arb-minutes-19870112-b5-height.pdf|Arlington Redevelopment Board Minutes, Jan 12, 1987]].  The board discusses downzoning the B5 (Central Business) District in response to a redevelopment proposal.
* [[media:Arb-minutes-19870223-article-hearings.pdf|Arlington Redevelopment Board Minutes, Feb 23, 1987]].  Discussion of town meeting warrant articles.
* [[media:Arb-minutes-19870309-article-hearings.pdf|Arlington Redevelopment Board Minutes, March 3, 1987]]. Includes votes on zoning articles for the 1987 town meeting.
* [[media:Prr-2020-1334-Article 16, STM 1987.pdf|Article 16 from Arlington's 1987 special town meeting]].  This article downzoned the B5 (central business) district.
* [[media:Arb-minutes-19870622-mirak-site.pdf|Arlington Redevelopment Board Minutes, Jun 22, 1987]].  Includes discussion of the Mirak property on Mass Ave.  (The Mirak's eventually developed this site as the Legacy apartments, in 2001).
 
= 1991 =
 
* [[media:Article-15-1991-R0.pdf|Article 15 from 1991 Town Meeting]].  This warrant article established Arlington's R0 (Single Family Large Lot) district.
* [[media:Article-15-1991-R0-transcript.pdf|Article 15 Transcript from 1991 Town Meeting]].  Transcript of town meeting debate on the establishment of Arlington's R0 (Single Family Large Lot) district.
* [[media:Prr-2018-391-PRR Revilak(ARB) 4-23-2018.pdf|Misc Material from the 1991 Arlington town meeting]].  Includes a portion of the town's annual report, and ARB minutes from the first portion of that year.
 
= Property Assessments =
 
* [[media:Assessors-data-2013.xlsx|2013 Arlington, MA property assessments]].
* [[media:Assessors-data-2014.xlsx|2014 Arlington, MA property assessments]].
* [[media:Assessors-data-2015.xlsx|2015 Arlington, MA property assessments]].
* [[media:Assessors-data-2016.xlsx|2016 Arlington, MA property assessments]].
* [[media:Assessors-data-2017.xlsx|2017 Arlington, MA property assessments]].
* [[media:Assessors-data-2018.xlsx|2018 Arlington, MA property assessments]].
* [[media:Assessors-data-2019.xlsx|2019 Arlington, MA property assessments]].
* [[media:Assessors-data-2020.xlsx|2020 Arlington, MA property assessments]].

Revision as of 17:31, 28 July 2020

A collection of primary source documents regarding Arlington housing, zoning, and land use.

1971

  • Chap. 738 of the Acts of 1971. This act abolished Arlington's Planning Board, and delegated planning responsibilities to the Arlington Redevelopment Board.

1972

1975

1978

1979

1980

1982

  • Arlington Redevelopment Board Minutes, Mar. 22, 1982. During this meeting, the ARB entertained a warrant article that proposed the purchase of the Mugar Property in east Arlington.
  • 1982 Town meeting Article 43 Public records request for materials pertaining to Article 43 from the 1982 town meeting. I believe this article reduced the maximum height in the PUD distict from 200' to 85'. Unfortunately, our public records officer was unable to locate responsive documents.

1987

1991

Property Assessments

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