Boylston street interim planning overlay district
Published: 1986
Language: eng
Subjects: Amendments; Zoning Codes; Boylston Street; Traffic and Parking; Pedestrians; Land use; Interim Planning Overlay District (IPOD), Boston (Mass.); Historic preservation; Downtown / Back Bay; Zoning; Boylston Street Interim Planning Overlay District, Boston (Mass.); Downtown; Rules / Regulations; Planning; Environmental protection; Back Bay; Building Height; Boston Zoning Code
Other titles: Text amendment no. 82 [ to the Boston zoning code ]
Description: ...amends the Boston Zoning Code in order to preserve the health, safety, convenience and welfare of inhabitants of the City of Boston for the purpose of preserving and enhancing certain portions of the city in the vicinity of Boylston Street, and to conserve the value of land and buildings, to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the city, to lessen congestion in the streets, to provide adequate light and air, and to prevent overcrowding of land, there is hereby established a zoning district to be known as the Boylston Street Interim Planning Overlay District; the district is established for the following purposes: (1) to determine appropriate height limits balancing the demands of new development with the existing environment and the requirements for light and air, (2) to ensure that appropriate transitions in height and setback exist with the District, (3) to determine appropriate floor area ratios in order to avoid excessive traffic and parking problems, (4) to encourage the preservation of historic structures and maintenance of architectural diversity in the district, (5) to encourage mixed use development, where appropriate, which combines residential and commercial uses, (6) to prevent excessive development impacts on public open space, and (7) to reinforce Boylston Street as a pedestrian link between the Fenway and the Boston Common; copies of this item were in the BRA collection...