# Land Use Committee - November 10, 2026

At the November 10, 2026, NewTV Government Land Use Committee meeting, members unanimously approved (8–0) a special permit for 99 Oakdale Avenue to allow a reduced addition to an existing single-family home. Revised plans reduced the requested floor-area ratio (FAR) from 0.68 to 0.58, brought the front setback into compliance, and reduced the addition from about 1,518 to 92 square feet. The committee cited neighborhood outreach and the project’s revisions; a correction will be made to the draft order’s stated by-right FAR limit. No procurement award or purchasing action was identified for this item.

The committee also reviewed, but did not vote on, an amendment to the approved Riverside mixed-use development, continuing the matter to December 8 for further review, including an independent traffic peer review. The proposal changes buildings 2 and 3 to 267 elderly-housing-with-services units and revises the overall program to 711 residential units, a net reduction of 42 from the 2025 approval. The developer described an estimated overall project cost of about $600 million and a proposed $4,355,000 cash payment in lieu of on-site inclusionary units for the 444 multifamily units. Parking and traffic estimates, senior-housing services, open space, and financing certainty were discussed; the proposal also reduces the planned garage parking supply and projected traffic. These are development and land-use matters, not government procurement awards.

**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** November 10, 2026