Zoning Commission hearings

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 January 13, 2021, at 9:00 A.M., in connection with a petition for approval of the Amended and Restated Development Plan for Planned Development Area No. 123, Dock Square (“Amended Plan”), filed by the Boston Redevelopment Authority d/b/a the Boston Planning & Development Agency. 

Said Amended Plan:  (a) reduces the number of dwelling units from 209 to 125; (b) reconfigures the floors so that the gross floor area increases overall by approximately 36,000 square feet; (c) increases the building height, measured from average grade, by four (4) inches to 125 feet; (d) reduces ground-level open area by approximately 314 square feet; (e) reduces private usable open space by approximately 2,580 square feet; (f) reduces the amount of ground floor retail/restaurant space by 2,500 square feet; and (g) alters the details of exterior facades.

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 January 13, 2021, at 9:15 A.M., in connection with a petition for approval of Text Amendment Application No. 495 filed by the Boston Redevelopment Authority d/b/a the Boston Planning & Development Agency. 

Said text amendment would amend Articles 2 (Definitions), 2A (Definitions Applicable in Neighborhood Districts and in Article 80, Development Review and Approval), and 80 (Development Review and Approval) to include Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing requirements to the Article 80 Development Review process.