City Council Rules and Ordinance Committee – Oct 20, 2026

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · 5:30 PM

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

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What's on the agenda

The committee will discuss ordinance 335-26, which would rewrite the Inclusionary Zoning section of the Malden City Code (MCC 12.12.300), and ordinance 335A-26, which would add a new sub-section F titled INCENTIVES to that same code section.

Agenda items

Discuss 335-26: rewrite Inclusionary Zoning ordinance (MCC 12.12.300) in its entirety
Review attachments for 335-26, including IZ Study Report, IZ Feasibility Study by RKG, Planning Board reports, and City Planner memo dated 10.15.26
Discuss 335A-26: add new sub-section F. INCENTIVES to Inclusionary Zoning ordinance (MCC 12.12.300)
Review attachments for 335A-26, including OSPCD slides and City Planner memo dated 10.15.26

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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 20, 2026

5:30 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

Minutes to be Approved

422-26

Minutes for the meeting of October 6, 2026

423-26

Minutes for the meeting of October 13, 2026

Tabled Papers

Rules & Ordinance Committee

Meeting Agenda - Final

October 20, 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

Bldg Comm_City Plr Memo on 335-26 10.1.26

OSPCD InclusionaryZoning Slides 335&335A on October 6

Memo from City Planner RE- 335-26 & 335A-26 10.15.26

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

Attachments:

OSPCD InclusionaryZoning Slides 335&335A on October 6

Memo from City Planner RE- 335-26 & 335A-26 10.15.26

Adjournment

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Agenda posted on the city website (PDF, 101 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 16, 2026.

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.

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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 (opens in new tab), on the city calendar
Rules and Ordinance Committee Agenda - October 20, 2026 (opens in new tab), on the city's Agenda Center

First recorded by Malden Publick on October 16, 2026.