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2026 Annual Town Meeting, Town of Arlington, MA

Article: 56

Warrant Article Title:

ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT / DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

– OFF STREET PARKING AND BICYCLE PARKING

Warrant Article Text:

To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 5.8.4 F (3)

“Development Standards – Off Street Parking and Bicycle

Parking” as follows: The bicycle parking requirements and

procedures set forth in Section 6.1.12 shall apply in the MDMF

and NMF Overlay Districts. Provided however, the Arlington

Redevelopment Board may allow the reduction of the long-term

bicycle parking requirement to 66% of that requirement in the

MBMF and NMF Overlay Districts for properties in which 100% of

new units will be affordable; or take any action related thereto.

Requested By:

Neal Mongold and ten registered voters

Report Excerpt:

The Board recommends No Action (5-0).

This article was intended to provide the Redevelopment Board

more flexibility to meaningfully reduce the amount of required

bicycle parking for projects that provide 100% affordable housing

and that are located within one of the Town’s Multi-Family

Housing Overlay districts. Section 6.1.12 of the Zoning Bylaw

requires apartment buildings to provide one and a half bicycle

parking spaces per residential unit in an enclosed, long-term

storage area. The proponents of this Article intend to provide the

Board with the ability to meaningfully reduce the bicycle parking

requirements for projects that are 100% affordable. While the

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Board was sympathetic to the intent of the article, Board members

thought that it would be better to include this type of language

elsewhere in the Zoning Bylaw, rather than only in the Multi-

Family Housing Overlay Districts, so that it could have broader

applicability. The Board encouraged the proponent to consider

proposing a broader Article in the future.

Vote Language:

That no action be taken on Article 56.

Redevelopment Board Report