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Zoning Commission Hearing

Mar 20, 2024

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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  • Contact Name:

    Jeffrey Hampton

  • Contact Email Address:

    [email protected]

  • Type:

    Zoning Commission

  • Location:

    Virtual Meeting

  • Contact Phone:

    617.918.4308

Description:

Register for Zoom:  bit.ly/BZC_March202024 

The Boston Zoning Commission typically meets on the second and third Wednesday of each month to rule on proposed amendments to the Boston Zoning Code. Anyone may petition the Zoning Commission to adopt a zoning change. Typically, the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) petitions the Zoning Commission to adopt zoning changes after a public dialogue and approval from the BPDA board.

Zoning Commission hearings are currently being conducted virtually through Zoom. The public can participate in hearings by registering for and attending Zoom meetings and verbally offering public comment. The public can also send written comments by email to [email protected] or by post to 1 City Hall Square, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02201


Agenda 

 
9:00 AM Map Amendment Application No. 776
Development Plan for Planned Development Area No. 151
1400 Boylston Street
Map 1Q, Fenway Neighborhood District

Said map amendment would add the designation “D,” indicating a Planned Development Area overlay to approximately +/- 104,440 square feet (2.4 acres) of land bounded generally by Boylston Street to the north, Kilmarnock Street to the east, Private Alley #932 and Peterborough Street to the south, and Park Drive to the west. Said development plan would allow for approximately 553,000 square feet of development. The building fronting on Boylston Street will include 531,000 sf of office and R&D space, loading and other building service uses, and approximately 17,000 sf of engaging ground floor retail and/or restaurant space. An approximately 5,000 sf civic building is proposed, which will be programmed in response to community needs and could serve as a Boston Public Library neighborhood branch. The project will also include below grade parking to support approximately 246 net new spaces. Additionally, approximately one-half acre of new publicly accessible open space along Park Drive will be created

9:15 AM Informational Update