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Zoning Commission Hearing

Apr 17, 2024

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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  • Contact Name:

    Jeffery Hampton

  • Contact Email Address:

    [email protected]

  • Type:

    Zoning Commission

  • Location:

    Virtual Meeting

  • Contact Phone:

    617.918.4308

Description:

Register for Zoom: bit.ly/BZC_Apr172024

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 Text Amendment Application No. 522 and 523
Squares and Streets Zoning and Miscellaneous Amendments
Articles 2-4, 6, 8, 11, 13, 18-19, 22-24, 26, 80, and 89

Said text amendment would (1) adopt new zoning for Article 2, Article 8, Article 23, and a new Article 26 of the Zoning Code with respect to the Squares and Streets zoning; and (2) adopt text changes throughout the Code to ensure Article 26 and updates to Article 8 are reflected consistently

9:15 AM Map Amendment Application No. 778
Development Plan for Planned Development Area No. 152
66 Cambridge Street, Charlestown
Map 2E, Charlestown Neighborhood District

Said map amendment would amend Map 2E, Charlestown Neighborhood District, by adding the designation “D,” indicating a Planned Development Area overlay to approximately +/- 175,966 square feet (4.04 acres) of land bounded generally by Interstate 93 (I-93) Exit 20 Northbound Off-ramp to the west, a surface parking lot to the east, Cambridge Street to the north, and Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) property, known as D Street to the south. Said development plan would allow for the construction of two buildings referred to as Building A and Building B collectively containing approximately up to 812,000 square feet of Gross Floor Area (“GFA”), including up to approximately 10,000 square feet of space that is designed for commercial uses including but not limited to retail/restaurant/other commercial uses and of the balance of the buildings designed for office and research laboratory space and other uses , together with open spaces that will collectively comprise approximately 41,000 square feet as further detailed in the Development Plan. As currently designed, Building A will have a building height of approximately 222 feet and Building B will have a building height of approximately 252 feet, subject to further design review and the terms of the Development Plan, with up to 812,000 square feet of GFA in the aggregate. The Project also includes a subsurface parking structure containing up to the lesser of 487 vehicle parking spaces or 0.6 spaces/1,000 sf of approved Gross Floor Area (with no spaces allocated to the Project’s up to 10,000 square feet of retail/restaurant/other commercial space on the ground floor) and will also provide 325 long-term secure bike parking spaces and 41 visitor publicly accessible bike parking spaces.

 

9:30 AM Map Amendment Application No. 777
Development Plan for Planned Development Area No. 153
425 Medford Street, Charlestown
Map 2B/2C, Harborpark District: Charlestown Waterfront

Said map amendment would amend Map 2B/2C, Harborpark District: Charlestown Waterfront, by adding the designation “D,” indicating a Planned Development Area overlay to approximately 24.6-acre site consisting of: (i) 425 Medford Street; (ii) portions of 465 Medford Street; and (iii) portions of 529 Main Street. The Master PDA Area is generally bounded to the north by the Mystic River, to the east by active industrial-port property owned by Massport, to the south by Medford Street, and to the west by additional land owned by the Applicant. Said Master Plan would allow for the construction of six new buildings consisting of approximately 1.79 million gross square feet of residential, office/research lab, retail, restaurant, hotel, and community uses, and up to 1,026 new accessory parking spaces located in below-ground structured parking. The proposed Project will also feature significant public realm improvements including a minimum of 350,000 square feet of open space and a new street network.

9:45 AM Informational Update