City Council Rules and Ordinance Committee – Oct 13, 2026

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · 6:00 PM

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 amending the city's use regulations in Title 12.12.030 and adding a new assistant department head salary schedule under Title 2, Chapter 24. Members will also discuss drafting new zoning papers related to Motel-Hotel, Supermarket, and Restaurant use regulations.

Agenda items

Paper 327-26: Amend MCC 12.12.030 Use Regulations, sponsored by Ari Taylor, Stephen Winslow and Ryan O'Malley
Paper 415-26: Amend MCC Title 2, Chapter 24 to add Section .075 Assistant Department Head Salary Schedule, sponsored by Stephen Winslow
Discussion of drafting new papers related to Papers 335, 335A, and 337 covering use regulation updates and dimensional controls for Title 12, possibly including Motel-Hotel, Supermarket, and Restaurant zoning

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City of Malden

Malden City Hall

215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148

Meeting Agenda - Final-revised Rules & Ordinance Committee

Councillor Winslow, Chair

Councillor Colon Hayes, Vice-Chair

Councillor Crowe
Councillor Linehan
Councillor O'Malley

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

6:00 PM

215 Pleasant Street

Room 105

Malden, MA 02148

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A quorum of the City Council may be present at this meeting. While no formal votes or actions are anticipated by the 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

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_

OSPCD recommendations on Oct 6 for 327-26

Comment 327-26 Towing_Highway_Business_Request

415-26

Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) Title 2, Chapter 24 is hereby amended by adding Section .075 ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT HEAD SALARY SCHEDULE and inserting the following positions:

Sponsors:

Stephen Winslow

Other Business Rules & Ordinance Committee

Meeting Agenda - Final-revised

October 13, 2026

As a result of ongoing discussions regarding zoning amendments in Papers 335, 335A, and 337, Councillor Winslow will introduce the option of drafting new papers to consider additional use regulation updates and/or dimensional controls necessary to Title 12. Subject matter may include, but may not be limited to, Motel-Hotel, Supermarket, and Restaurant zoning.

Adjournment

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Agenda posted on the city website (PDF, 97 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 9, 2026.

Earlier versions of this agenda:

Version saved October 8, 2026 (opens in new tab) (PDF, 96 KB)

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.

All the terms in the glossary

Changes since posting

October 9, 2026A revised agenda was posted.
October 9, 2026Title changed from "Rules & Ordinance Committee Meeting" to "Rules & Ordinance Committee Meeting (Revised)".

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.

Rules & Ordinance Committee Meeting (Revised) (opens in new tab), on the city calendar
Rules and Ordinance Committee Agenda - October 13, 2026 (Revised) (opens in new tab), on the city's Agenda Center

First recorded by Malden Publick on October 8, 2026.