Zoning information for Highland Park neighborhood
The following two tools can be used in combination to understand the zoning of Roxbury (and the Highland Park neighborhood):
- Article 50 of the Boston Zoning Code establishes regulations for the Roxbury Neighborhood District.
- The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) has zoning maps for Roxbury online: Roxbury North and Roxbury South.
We have information about zoning designations below.
Zoning designations
The following zoning designations are found in the Highland Park neighborhood:
- 3F-4000 = Three-Family Residential (minimum lot area of 4,000 square feet)
- See information in Sections 50-26, 50-29 and dimensional regulations in Table F (3F-4000 section) of Article 50.
- MFR-LS = Multi-Family Residential/Local Services
- See information in section 50-26 and dimensional regulations in Table F (MFR/LS section) of Article 50.
- OS = Open space
- See information in section 50-35 of Article 50.
- OS-G = Community Garden Open Space
- See information in section 50-35 of Article 50.
- OS-P = Parkland Open Space
- See information in section 50-35 of Article 50.
- OS-RC = Recreation Open Space
- See information in section 50-35 of Article 50.
- OS-UW = Urban Wild Open Space
- See information in section 50-35 of Article 50.
- RH = Row House
- See information in Section 50-26 and dimensional regulations in Table F (RH section) of Article 50.
- Urban Renewal Area Overlay District (yellow)
- See information in Article 3, Section 3-1A
- CF = Community Facilities
- See information in Section 50-23 and dimensional regulations in Section 50-25 and Table E of Article 50.
- Dudley Square EDA (Economic Development Area)
- See information in Sections 50-7 through 50-13 and dimensional regulations in Section 50-14 and Table C of Article 50.