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Recent updates:

• Update: July 2021

  Dear Subscriber:

  Thank you for updating your library with the 2021 edition of Boston Zoning: A Lawyer's Handbook , an up-to-date source of fast, accurate, and practical answers to your questions.

  Included in this latest update are important developments on a wide range of topics in zoning practice, including

  • statutory amendments increasing the city's authority to pursue affordable housing policies, including changes to the linkage program and the inclusionary development program as well as modifications to the procedures applicable to the city's zoning commission;

  • an update on citywide planning efforts as reflected in Imagine Boston 2030;

  • developments in planning related to the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park, located along the South Boston waterfront;

  • an extensive discussion of ongoing planning for a coastal flood resilience overlay district (CFROD);

  • revisions to the guidelines for parking freeze zones;

  • a settlement agreement between the city and Airbnb with respect to registration requirements for short-term rentals; and

  • developments in the regulation of private dormitories.

  We trust you will find the 2021 edition of Boston Zoning: A Lawyer's Handbook a valuable resource, as we at MCLE continue our efforts to bring you the latest solutions to the issues you face in your practice.

  Very truly yours,

  John M. Lawlor, Esq., MCLE Publications Attorney

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 expand

Introduction to Boston Zoning

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Chapter 2 expand

The Enabling Act: Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1956

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Exhibit 2A

- Boston Zoning Acts and Selected Special Acts Buy Form

Exhibit 2B

- Corresponding Sections of the Enabling Act, Boston Zoning Code, and Massachusetts Zoning Act Buy Form

Chapter 3 expand

Boston Zoning Officials and Their Functions

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Exhibit 3A

- Websites for Boston Zoning Buy Form

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Boston Zoning Code Overview

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Exhibit 4A

- The Boston Zoning Code: Table of Contents Buy Form

Exhibit 4B

- Selected Issues Addressed in Multiple Zoning Provisions Buy Form

Chapter 5 expand

Zoning Districts and Subdistricts

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Special Purpose Overlay Districts

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Exhibit 6A

- Downtown Planning: The Downtown IPOD (Article 27D—Superseded and Expired) Buy Form

Exhibit 6B

- South Boston Waterfront Planning (Principles from the South Boston Waterfront IPOD, Article 27P) Buy Form

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Special Dimensional and Use Regulations

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Development Review and Approval (Article 80): BPDA Review and Related Requirements

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- Article 80 Development Review: Flowcharts Buy Form

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Advisory Zoning Review

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Applicability of Zoning Requirements

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Administration and Enforcement

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Proceedings Before the Board of Appeal

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Judicial Review of Board of Appeal Decisions

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Chapter 14 expand

Amending the Boston Zoning Code

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Exhibit 14A

- Boston Zoning Commission: Sample Hearing Notices and Procedural Rule Buy Form

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Judicial Review of Zoning Amendments

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Chapter 16 expand

History of Boston Zoning

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Exhibit 16A

- The 1924 Act (1924 Mass. Acts c. 488)—List of Amendments Buy Form

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Common Nonzoning Permitting in Boston Development

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Exhibit 17A

- Parking Freeze Map Buy Form

Exhibit 17B

- East Boston Parking Freeze Buy Form

Exhibit 17C

- Downtown Parking Freeze Buy Form

Exhibit 17D

- City of Boston/South Boston Parking Freeze Buy Form

Appendix

List of Abbreviations and Major References

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