City Council Rules and Ordinance Committee – Nov 10, 2026

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

Location from the city calendar.

What's on the agenda

Councillors will discuss changes to rules for nonconforming uses, lots, buildings and structures. They will also discuss setting the maximum height for motel-hotels at 6 stories, not to exceed 75 ft.

Agenda items

How to take part

Terms used here

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

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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, November 10, 2026

6:00 PM

215 Pleasant Street

Room 105

Malden, MA 02148

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Roll Call

Business

325-26

Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 12.28.010(E) NONCONFORMING USES, LOTS, BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES is hereby amended as follows:

Sponsors:

Ari Taylor and Stephen Winslow

Attachments:

Draft language Sec. 12.28.010.E Preexisting Nonconformity

Proposed Sec. 12.28.010 Nonconforming Uses

CCP 325-26 PB Report

CCP 325 2026 PBR 8.26 wAtt

Presentation for Council 325-26 Pre-Existing Nonconformity Allowance

Bldg Commr_City Plr Memo 325-26 10.6.26

445-26

Be it ordained by the Malden City Council that the Code of the City of Malden (MCC) 12.16.010 TABLE OF INTENSITY OF REGULATIONS, Business Uses: Motel-Hotel Max. Height to read ‘6 Stories not to exceed 75 ft.’

Sponsors:

Stephen Winslow and Amanda Linehan

Tabled Papers

Rules & Ordinance Committee

Meeting Agenda - Final

November 10, 2026

327A-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

Adjournment

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