City Council Zoning Petitions for Text Amendments

Overview

The Boston City Council may petition the Zoning Commission to adopt an amendment to the Zoning Code. The Planning Department and the Zoning Commission are currently in receipt of the following petition(s). The petition(s) are included here as submitted, along with any relevant Report to the Zoning Commission prepared by the Planning Department

Petition to Amend Bulfinch Triangle Zoning for Residential Uses (Article 46)

Date Received

January 29, 2025

Contacts

Boston City Council
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Jack Halverson, Zoning Reform Planner II
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Description

This petition has been put forward by the Boston City Council through and by Boston City Councilor Sharon Durkan to amend Article 46 - Bulfinch Triangle. The proposed amendment changes residential uses from conditional to allowed. No other changes to land use or dimensional regulations are proposed in this amendment. 

Resources

Boston City Council Docket #0189

Boston City Council Committee Report on Docket #0189

Planning Department Report on Petition to Amend Bulfinch Triangle Zoning
 

Petition to Amend Honey Bee Regulations (Article 2A, Article 8, and Article 89)

Date Received

March 6, 2024

Date Adopted

May 8, 2024

Contacts

Boston City Council
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Description

This petition was put forward by the Boston City Council through and by Boston City Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune to amend Articles 2A, 8, and 89. The proposed amendment removes beekeeping from the zoning code to instead rely on the municipal code for regulating beekeeping.

Resources

Boston City Council Committee Report on Docket #0139

Text Amendment No. 473 (Text Amendment Application No. 524)