Zoning Commission Meeting

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 November 18, 2026, at 9 a.m., in connection with Text Amendment Application No. 557 and Map Amendment Application No. 801, submitted by the Boston Planning and Development Agency.

The proposed text amendment would permit Planned Development Areas (PDAs) within the WM Subdistrict, providing greater flexibility for sites within this subdistrict to shape the uses, character, and design of complex development proposals to incorporate housing and public realm improvements.  The proposed map amendment to Map 4F would extend the boundary of the existing WM Subdistrict to West First Street to better align with current and projected land use patterns and show that PDAs are eligible to be located in this Subdistrict.

This meeting will only be held virtually and not in person. You can participate in this meeting by going to our online meeting. Copies of the proposed amendments may be obtained from the Zoning Commission electronically, and you may also submit written comments or questions to zoningcommission@boston.gov.

Interpreting services are available to communicate information at this hearing. If you require interpreting services, please contact the following:  zoningcommission@boston.gov or 617-918-4308. The meeting is scheduled for November18, 2026. Please request interpreting services no later than November 13, 2026.

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 November 18, 2026, at 9:15 a.m., in connection with Text Amendment Application Nos. 554-556, submitted by the Boston Planning and Development Agency.

Said amendments would amend 23 definitions in a substantive way. For 20 definitions, the text has been updated and clarified without changing the meaning. 25 definitions have been visually explained through diagrams. 13 definitions are to be deleted. Most of these are for terms that are not used in the Code. Additionally, 9 articles are to be deleted and consolidated into a single article.  In addition to structural and clarifying updates, this amendment makes various refinements to align the definitions with current practice or planning goals.

This meeting will only be held virtually and not in person.  You can participate in this meeting by going to our online meeting. Copies of the proposed amendments may be obtained from the Zoning Commission electronically, and you may also submit written comments or questions to zoningcommission@boston.gov.

Interpreting services are available to communicate information at this hearing.  If you require interpreting services, please contact the following:  zoningcommission@boston.gov or 617-918-4308. The meeting is scheduled for November 18, 2026. Please request interpreting services no later than November 13, 2026.

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 November 18, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., in connection with Text Amendment Application No. 558 and Map Amendment Application No. 802, submitted by the Boston Planning and Development Agency.

Said text amendment would implement Squares and Streets zoning and remove named Neighborhood Business Subdistricts which are overwritten by the newly mapped Squares + Streets Districts and adds language to maintain application of the existing Neighborhood Design Overlay District in newly mapped Squares + Streets Districts. The text amendment will also revise outdated language. Said map amendment would include Squares + Streets districts.  The map names now include “Boston Zoning Code,” because the map is regulated both by the text in Hyde Park’s Article 69 as well as the Base Code.

This meeting will only be held virtually and not in person. You can participate in this meeting by going to our online meeting. Copies of the proposed amendments may be obtained from the Zoning Commission electronically, and you may also submit written comments or questions to zoningcommission@boston.gov.

Interpreting services are available to communicate information at this hearing.  If you require interpreting services, please contact the following:  zoningcommission@boston.gov or 617-918-4308. The meeting is scheduled for November 18, 2026. Please request interpreting services no later than November 13, 2026.