Article 53 Macaluso Substitute Motion

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Arlington Town Meeting — Substitute Motion

ARTICLE NO. 53 Dated: 5/6/2026

I, Remy Macaluso, do hereby submit the following Substitute Motion under Article 53:

Voted:

That the following sentence is added to the end of Section 5.8.4.E(1) of the Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Arlington:

For purposes of this subsection 5.8.4.E.(1), “ground floor at street level” refers to the gross floor area

of the ground floor, but shall in no case be less than 50% of the Building Area of the proposed

building.

Comment:

This substitute motion clarifies the ARB’s interpretation of the term, “ground floor” as being

correct, and adds a provision to limit minimally sized commercial spaces. The limits in this

substitute motion keep the previous requirements that the commercial space is 60% of the ground

floor, but limit the amount that podium parking can reduce this to only up to 16%. This will

prevent tiny commercial spaces from getting the bonus without making the bonus impossible

with our current parking requirements.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/Remy Macaluso, Precinct 3

Date Voted: ____________

Action Taken: __________