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These are heard by the city's own Zoning Board of Appeals, a seven-person body appointed by the Mayor of Boston. [ 1 ] Some consider the BPDA's roles as both real estate owner and developer, and approval authority over private development projects, to be a conflict of interest .
The public hearing of the Zoning Board of Appeals reviewed the status of the land as an agricultural protected parcel protected under MGL Chapter 61A. [6] At a town meeting held on May 23, 2016, action was postponed authorizing the board of selectmen to exercise the Town's first right of refusal in order to proceed to purchase the agricultural ...
Crediting Wu as a leader on fare-free public transit, in January 2021, the editorial board of The Boston Globe endorsed the idea of making the city's buses fare-free. [113] Wu's promotion of fare-free public transit also inspired Lawrence, Massachusetts mayor Daniel Rivera to implement it in his city. [114] [115]
This made Boston the largest city in the United States to adopt such a policy. [90] In September 2022, when Wu had an opportunity to nominate ten individuals to serve on the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal, she nominated only three Walsh appointees for reappointment. [91] Her nominees were noted to be diverse.
The zoning board recently granted a special permit for McDonald Keohane Funeral Home to build a 5,500-square-foot addition, ... "It was up to the board of zoning appeals to sort the issues out ...
John was born the fourth of seven children of Philip and Loretta Keenan. His father worked in the mailing room of the Record American, and then the Boston Herald, while his mother worked at Filene’s department store and then CNA Insurance. John was raised in Quincy and attended the Quincy Public Schools, graduating in 1982 from North Quincy ...
In March 2020, the BPDA approved the Floor & Decor 729 Morrissey proposal, [188] and the Zoning Board of Appeals approved the Floor & Decor 729 Morrissey proposal the following October. [189] In March 2022, the BPDA approved the Herb Chambers Honda car dealership expansion proposal at 710–720 Morrissey. [190]
Under this statute, in municipalities with less than 10% affordable housing, a developer of affordable housing may seek waiver of local zoning and other requirements from the local zoning board of appeals, with review available from the state Housing Appeals Committee [100] if the waiver is denied. Similar laws are in place in other parts of ...