Resident & Property Owner Zoning Petitions for Map Amendments
Overview
Any resident or property owner in Boston may petition the Zoning Commission to adopt an amendment to the Zoning Code. The petitioning process currently involves paying a fee to the City which covers the costs of advertising the hearing. The Planning Department is currently drafting recommended text to create clear regulations for zoning petitions in the future.
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.
Cedar Grove Cemetery Open Space “OS-CM” to One-Family “1F-5000” Map 5E, Dorchester Neighborhood District
Date Received
July 14, 2016
For more information about this petition, please contact:
Charles Tevnan, Trustee, Cedar Grove Cemetery
[email protected]
617.817.2700
Description
Said map amendment would change the zoning designation of approximately 15,876 square feet of land located near the intersection of Granite Avenue and Milton Street, within the Cedar Grove Cemetery, Dorchester, from “OS-CM”, indicating an Open Space-Cemetery Subdistrict, to “1F-5000”, indicating a One-Family Residential Subdistrict.
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