City Council Ordinances and Rules Committee – Aug 3, 2026
- Where
- Not listed on the city's Agenda Center
- Time
- Not listed
What was decided
Overrode the mayor's vetoes of Orders #36946 and #36947. Denied a zoning amendment at 1432 Main Street and tabled special permit applications at 220 Moody St and 96 Tower Road. Approved a first reading of a compensation ordinance amendment for non-union employees.
Decisions recorded
- Approved the minutes from 6/15/2026 by voice vote. page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved the minutes from 6/22/2026 by voice vote. page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Tabled the 220 Moody St special permit application by voice vote. page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Tabled the CAVA Group LLC special permit application at 96 Tower Road by voice vote. page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved the withdrawal without prejudice of the zoning amendment at 181-185 Felton Street by voice vote. page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved overriding the mayor's veto of Order #36946 by voice vote. page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved overriding the mayor's veto of Order #36947 by voice vote. page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Denied the zoning amendment at 1432 Main Street for Ferris Development by voice vote. page 1 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
- Approved a first reading of the compensation ordinance amendment pay chart for non-union employees by voice vote. page 2 of the minutes (opens in new tab)
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Terms used here
- special permit
- Permission, under the city's Zoning Ordinance, for a use that is allowed in a district only if a city board approves it. In Waltham, many are granted by the City Council after a public hearing.
- first reading
- The first time a council or board takes up an ordinance or other measure. It usually votes on it at a later meeting.
- 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.
Source
This meeting's agenda in the City of Waltham's Agenda Center (opens in new tab). First recorded by Waltham Publick on .