MALDEN PLANNING BOARD and MALDEN CITY COUNCIL RULES & ORDINANCE COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING

City of Malden
Massachusetts

215 Pleasant Street, 3rd Floor
Malden, Massachusetts 02148
(781) 397-7000 ext. 2044

MALDEN PLANNING BOARD

and

MALDEN CITY COUNCIL RULES & ORDINANCE COMMITTEE

PUBLIC HEARING

The Malden Planning Board and Malden City Council Rules & Ordinance Committee will jointly hold a public hearing in the Herbert L. Jackson Council Chamber, Malden City Hall, 215 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in accordance with Section 12.32.050 of Title 12 of the Code of the City of Malden (MCC), regarding petitions for zoning amendments, as proposed in City Council Papers ##153/2025, 171/2025, 172/2025, 185/2025 and 186/2025, to amend the following sections of Title 12, MCC as follows:

I. Section 12.12.090.B.5.b, MCC (Use Regulations, Offsite Off-street Parking Lots) (CCP 153/2025). To amend landscaping requirements and prohibit parking in landscaped areas.

II. Section 12.20.020.I.5, MCC (General Off-street Parking Requirements) (CCP 153/2025).
To amend landscaping requirements for yard areas.

III. Section 12.20.020.I.12, MCC (General Off-street Parking Requirements) (CCP 153/2025 and CCP 186/2025). To amend landscaping and paving requirements for residential yard
areas.

IV. MBTA Communities Zoning Overlays (CCP 171/2025).
A. Section 12.08.010, MCC (Establishment of Districts) and Section 12.08.020, MCC (Zoning Map). To amend the boundaries of subdistrict MBTA Communities Multi-Family Overlay District-Medium Density 1 (MCMOD-MD1) as follows:
1. To remove the property known as 474-488 Broadway and by City Assessor’s parcel identification number 151 627 770; and
2. To add the property comprised of the parcels known by City Assessor’s parcel identification numbers 185 575 508, 185 575 510 and 185 575 513, and a portion of the property known as 0 State Highway and by City Assessor’s parcel identification number 185 575 506.

B. Section 12.12.400, MCC (Use Regulations, MBTA Communities Zoning Overlays).
1. Section 12.12.400.1.B.6 (MBTA Communities Multi-Family Overlay District MCMOD, Applicability, Effective Date.) To delete in its entirety.
2. Section 12.12.400.1.C.3 (MBTA Communities Multi-Family Overlay District MCMOD, MCMOD-MD 1 Subdistrict Development Limitations).
To delete in its entirety.
3. Section 12.12.400.2.B.5 (Mandatory Mixed-use Overlay District MMUD, Applicability, Effective Date). To delete in its entirety.
V. Floodplains Ordinances (CCP 172/2025).
A. Section 12.08.040, MCC (Establishment of Districts, Floodplains). To update panel numbers and date of Middlesex County Flood Insurance Rate Maps; to update date
of Flood Insurance Study report; to add new regulations required by FEMA.
B. Section 12.12.110, MCC (Use Regulations, Floodplain Districts). To update notice provisions for Department of Conservation and Recreation.
C. Section 12.32.060, MCC (Definitions). To amend existing definition of Development, Floodway, Regulatory Floodway and Structure; and to add a definition for Functionally Dependent Use, Highest Adjacent Grande, Historic Structure, New Construction, Recreational Vehicle, Special Flood Hazard Area, Start of Construction, Substantial Repair of a Foundation, and Violation.

VI. Section 12.12.030, MCC (Table of Use Regulations) (CCP 185/2025). For Day Care Centers, Non-Profit Schools and Religious Facilities, to amend Table for Residence A, Residence B., Residence C, Residential Office, Neighborhood Business, Central Business, Highway Business, Industrial 1 and Industrial 2 zoning districts, to allow by Site Plan Review, as per Site Plan Review regulations ordained by CCP 356/2024.

VII. Section 12.16.080.C, MCC (Usable Open Space Requirements for All Districts (CCP 186/2025). To amend requirements of open space criteria.

The full texts of the proposed zoning amendments (City Council Papers ##153/2025, 171/2025, 172/2025, 185/2025 and 186/2025) are available for public review on the City of Malden
website at https://cityofmalden.legistar.com/Legislation.aspx and with the City Planner,
Inspectional Services, Room 330, and the City Clerk, Room 220, Malden City Hall,
215 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA.

By: Diane M. Chuha, Clerk By: Stephen Winslow, Chair
Malden Planning Board Malden City Council Ordinance Committee

April 25, May 02, 2025