Page 4 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, April 19, 2019 ADVOCATE | FROM PAGE 3 Malden Catholic High School and the Cheverus School. “What a blessing to be able to talk to our young people on stigma and the dangers of addiction. A stigma-free future begins with them,” said Hammersley. Hammersley thanked the Malden Public Schools along with Cheverus School & Malden Catholic for making the event a success each and every year! Ferryway School students Forestdale School Salemwood School students Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma Linden STEAM Academy City Council approves regulations for cohousing By Barbara Taormina ity Councillors have approved a new set of zoning regulations that will pave the way for Bay State Commons, a cohousing project proposed for the former American Legion Hall on Pleasant Street. Cohousing is a relatively new type of condo development that emphasizes community and shared resources among residents. Members of cohousing communities share common spaces, such as kitchens, dining rooms, living rooms, workshops and gardens. In the case of Bay State Commons, the trade-off for those common spaces will be smaller than usual individual units that will include studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Because of Malden’s history of problems with boarding houses, some city offi cials were skeptical about Bay State Commons. C Some questioned the ownership arrangement, others raised concerns about density and some felt the ordinances that regulate multifamily condo developments should cover cohousing. But Ward 2 Councillor Paul Condon and Councillor-at-Large Stephen Winslow went to bat for Bay State Commons and convinced other city officials that cohousing is a new housing model worth considering. The Ordinance Committee worked with City Planner Michelle Romero on zoning regulations for cohousing projects. In addition to dimensional controls for the front, side and rear of buildings, the new regulations allow a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 35 units. The dimensional requirements for individual units allow for some fl exibility that will allow projects to focus on the development of COHOUSING | SEE PAGE 6
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