Amendment #334 to H5007

Alford Street, Everett

Mr. Ryan of Boston moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

Section XXXX: SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, a certain parcel of land located at 173 Alford Street situated partly in Everett, Massachusetts and partly in Boston, Massachusetts shall be removed from and not considered within the boundaries or a part of any designated port area, including any Designated Port Area under 310 C.M.R. 25 and 310 C.M.R. 9 and any other applicable provision of the code of Massachusetts regulations. This parcel consists of approximately 43.11 acres and is located on the southeasterly side of Alford Street, on the southwesterly side of Dexter Street and bounded southwesterly by the Mystic River, and is more particularly described in a deed filed with the Middlesex South Registry District of the Land Court as Document No. 1554521 and recorded with the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds in Book 56211, Page 350, and also filed with the Suffolk Registry District of the Land Court as Document No. 786425 and recorded with the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds in Book 47428,  Page 145.

SECTION 2.  Notwithstanding chapter 91 of the General Laws or any other general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, including under 310 C.M.R. 9, any height, setback, open space or other dimensional limitations and requirements imposed under chapter 91 of the General Laws or any other general or special law, and the rules and regulations applicable thereto, shall not be applicable to the demolition, construction, reconstruction, renovation, use or re-use of any building or structure which is or may be located on the parcel at 173 Alford Street situated partly in Everett, Massachusetts and partly in Boston, Massachusetts, for the purposes of a sports, recreation and events center, inclusive of any ancillary structures that directly support the operation of a sports, recreation and events center. This parcel consists of approximately 43.11 acres and is located on the southeasterly side of Alford Street, on the southwesterly side of Dexter Street and bounded southwesterly by the Mystic River, and is more particularly described in a deed filed with the Middlesex South Registry District of the Land Court as Document No. 1554521 and recorded with the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds in Book 56211, Page 350, and also filed with the Suffolk Registry District of the Land Court as Document No. 786425 and recorded with the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds in Book 47428,  Page 145. This Section 2 is for the purpose of facilitating the development of a sports, recreation and events center, inclusive of any ancillary structures that directly support the operation of a sports, recreation and events center at the 173 Alford Street location and shall be void and of no effect if no such sports, recreation and events center has been permitted for construction in or within three (3) years from the date of passage.