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Zoning Commission hearings

The Boston Zoning Commission will be meeting on May 13 at 9 a.m.

This meeting will only be held virtually and not in person.  You can participate in this meeting online or calling 631-992-3221 and enter access code 110-901-982.  You can also submit written comments or questions to jeffrey.hampton@boston.gov.

Discussion Topics

  1. 9:00 AM First Amendment to the Development Plan for Planned Development Area No. 74, Fenway Center

    Said First Amendment affects Phase 2 of Planned Development Area No. 74 which would allow for the proposed Building 3 to be a 22-story, approximately 535,000 Gross Square Feet of mixed-use commercial/research and development (“R&D”)/lab and life science space.  Building 4 is a 12-story approximately 185,000 Gross Square Feet of mixed-use commercial/retail space as well as multi-tenant office/R&D/lab and life science uses.  The First Amendment also includes a shared-use 5-story parking garage over the Massachusetts Turnpike for up to 600 public and private parking spaces.

  2. Continued 9:00 AM

    The Zoning Commission of the City of Boston hereby gives notice, in accordance with Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1956, as amended, that a virtual public hearing will be held on May 13, 2020, at 9:00 A.M., in connection with the First Amendment to the Development Plan for Planned Development Area No. 74, Fenway Center (“First Amendment”), filed by the Boston Redevelopment Authority d/b/a the Boston Planning & Development Agency.

     

    Said First Amendment affects Phase 2 of Planned Development Area No. 74 which would allow for the proposed Building 3 to be a 22-story, approximately 535,000 Gross Square Feet of mixed-use commercial/research and development (“R&D”)/lab and life science space.  Building 4 is a 12-story approximately 185,000 Gross Square Feet of mixed-use commercial/retail space as well as multi-tenant office/R&D/lab and life science uses.  The First Amendment also includes a shared-use 5-story parking garage over the Massachusetts Turnpike for up to 600 public and private parking spaces.

     

    This meeting will only be held virtually and not in person.  You can participate in this meeting by going to bit.ly/2VMjxXO or calling (631) 992-3221 and enter access code 110-901-982.  A copy of the First Amendment may be obtained from the Zoning Commission electronically, and you can also submit written comments or questions to jeffrey.hampton@boston.gov.

  3. 9:15 AM Fourth Amendment to the Development Plan for Planned Development Area No. 67, Olmsted Green

    Said Fourth Amendment would eliminate the originally approved approximately 4.2-acre Urban Farm and Food Retail components on the East Campus and to allow for the creation of restricted open space and recreation component and/or passive recreational space.

  4. Continued 9:15 AM

    The Zoning Commission of the City of Boston hereby gives notice, in accordance with

    Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1956, as amended, that a virtual public hearing will be held on

    May 13, 2020, at 9:15 A.M., in connection with the Fourth Amendment to the Development

    Plan for Planned Development Area No. 67, Olmsted Green (“Fourth Amendment”), filed

    by the Boston Redevelopment Authority d/b/a the Boston Planning & Development

    Agency.

    Said Fourth Amendment would eliminate the originally approved approximately 4.2-acre

    Urban Farm and Food Retail components on the East Campus and to allow for the

    creation of restricted open space and recreation component and/or passive recreational

    space.

    This meeting will only be held virtually and not in person. You can participate in this

    meeting by going to bit.ly/2VMjxXO or calling (631) 992-3221 and enter access code 110-

    901-982. A copy of the Fourth Amendment may be obtained from the Zoning Commission

    electronically, and you can also submit written comments or questions to

    jeffrey.hampton@boston.gov.

  5. 9:30 AM Map Amendment Application No. 726 210-262 and 288 Harrison Avenue Map 1G, Chinatown District

    Said map amendment would amend Map 1G, Chinatown District, by adding the designation “U*,” indicating an Urban Renewal Area overlay district to the existing zoning of the parcels of land located at 210-262 and 288 Harrison Avenue in the South Cove Urban Renewal Area.

  6. Continued 9:30 AM

    The Zoning Commission of the City of Boston hereby gives notice, in accordance with Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1956, as amended, that a virtual public hearing will be held on , May 13, 2020, at 9:30 A.M., in connection with Map Amendment Application No. 726, filed by the Boston Redevelopment Authority d/b/a the Boston Planning & Development Agency.

     

    Said map amendment would amend Map 1G, Chinatown District, by adding the designation “U*,” indicating an Urban Renewal Area overlay district to the existing zoning of the parcels of land located at 210-262 and 288 Harrison Avenue in the South Cove Urban Renewal Area.

     

    This meeting will only be held virtually and not in person.  You can participate in this meeting by going to bit.ly/2VMjxXO or calling (631) 992-3221 and enter access code 110-901-982.  A copy of the application may be obtained from the Zoning Commission electronically, and you can also submit written comments or questions to jeffrey.hampton@boston.gov.

  7. 9:45 AM Text Amendment Application No. 492 Electronic Signs Article 11, Signs

    Said text amendment would amend Article 11, Signs, specifically Section 11-7 (Electronic Signs) of the Boston Zoning Code, with respect to Zoning Board of Appeal relief and hours of operation.

  8. Continued 9:45 AM

    The Zoning Commission of the City of Boston hereby gives notice, in accordance with Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1956, as amended, that a virtual public hearing will be held on May 13, 2020, at 9:45 A.M., in connection with Text Amendment Application No. 492, filed by the Boston Redevelopment Authority d/b/a the Boston Planning & Development Agency. 

     

    Said text amendment would amend Article 11, Signs, specifically Section 11-7 (Electronic Signs) of the Boston Zoning Code, with respect to Zoning Board of Appeal relief and hours of operation.

     

    This meeting will only be held virtually and not in person.  You can participate in this meeting by going to bit.ly/2VMjxXO or calling (631) 992-3221 and enter access code 110-901-982.  A copy of the application may be obtained from the Zoning Commission electronically, and you can also submit written comments or questions to jeffrey.hampton@boston.gov.

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