City Council Rules and Ordinance Committee – Oct 6, 2026

Where
Meeting Room 1 #105
215 Pleasant St., Malden, MA 02148
Scheduled until
7:00 PM

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Agenda

The committee will discuss an ordinance amending use regulations under MCC 12.12.030, and two ordinances amending inclusionary zoning rules under MCC 12.12.300, including a new incentives subsection.

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City of Malden

Malden City Hall

215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148

Meeting Agenda - Final Rules & Ordinance Committee

Councillor Winslow, Chair

Councillor Colon Hayes, Vice-Chair

  • Councillor Crowe
  • Councillor Linehan
  • Councillor O'Malley

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

6:15 PM

215 Pleasant Street, Room 105

Malden, MA 02148

Watch the meeting with Teams: https://tinyurl.com/OrdinanceOct6

A quorum of the City Council may be present at this meeting. While no formal votes or actions are anticipated by the full City Council, members may participate in the discussion of topics listed on this agenda. This notice is filed to ensure compliance with the Open Meeting Law should a quorum of the parent body be present.

Roll Call

Minutes to be Approved

405-26

Minutes for the meeting of September 15, 2026

New Business

327-26

Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 12.12.030 USE REGULATIONS is hereby amended as follows:

Sponsors:

Ari Taylor, Stephen Winslow and Ryan O'Malley

Attachments:

Current 12.12.030 Use Regulations Odinance

Proposed Sec. 12.12.030 Use Table

CCP 327-26 PB Recommendation

CCP 327 2026 PBR 8.26 wAtt

Presentation for Council 327-26 Updated Use Table Allowances_

Comment 327-26 Towing_Highway_Business_Request

OSPCD Recommendations to R&O on October 6 for 327-26

Tabled Papers

Rules & Ordinance Committee

Meeting Agenda - Final

October 6, 2026

335-26

Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 12.12.300 INCLUSIONARY ZONING is hereby amended by striking the ordinance in its entirety and inserting the following:

Sponsors:

Stephen Winslow

Attachments:

IZ Section-By-Section Attachment A

IZ OSPCD Cover letter

IZ Study Report

IZ Section-By-Section with Summary for CC distribution

Amended Language, Section H June 23 2026 335-26

CCP 335-26 PB Report

CCP 335- 2026 PBR 8.26 wAtt

IZ Feasibility Study by RKG FINAL 335-26

IZ presentation for CC 335-26

Recom. Amendments 335-26 on Sept 15 2026

335A-26

Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 12.12.300 INCLUSIONARY ZONING is hereby amended by including a new sub-section that shall be titled F. INCENTIVES

Sponsors:

Stephen Winslow

Adjournment

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Terms used here

OSPCD
Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, the city office for planning, housing, community and economic development, and grants.
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal law on access for people with disabilities.
Open Meeting Law
The state law (M.G.L. Chapter 30A, Sections 18 to 25) that requires public boards to meet in public, post notice of their meetings in advance, and keep minutes.
tabled
Set aside by a vote, to take up later. A tabled item comes back when the board votes to take it off the table.

All the terms in the glossary

Source

This meeting is listed in more than one place: the same board on the same day, and only one listing gives a time. The listings are shown here as one meeting.

First recorded by Malden Publick on .