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City Council - 2026-05-08
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Boston's development review process runs through the BPDA (Boston Planning & Development Agency), which administers Article 80 review for large-scale projects, and the Zoning Board of Appeal, which handles variances and conditional use permits. PDA (Planned Development Area) designations create project-specific zoning for major sites. The Seaport District, East Boston waterfront, and Dorchester corridor produce the highest volume of Article 80 filings. Institutional master plans from universities like Northeastern, Boston University, and hospital systems generate their own category of land use review. Boston City Council votes on PDA approvals and zoning map amendments.
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Boston City Council held an informational hearing on pothole repair operations with no votes or land use decisions. Public Works reported an 18-hour average pothole repair time and plans to resurface 45 miles of roadway in 2026. Congress St., State St., Beach St. in Chinatown, and Washington St. downtown are scheduled for near-term resurfacing work, with State St. slated for full reconstruction within 1-2 years.
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3507 zoning insights detected across 96 meetings in City of Boston
Last month, ZoneWire analyzed 96 council meetings in City of Boston — extracting rezoning decisions, variance rulings, and development activity hours after the gavel dropped.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), Zoning Board of Appeal, and Boston City Council are tracked by ZoneWire for Article 80 reviews, zoning variances, PDA (Planned Development Area) applications, conditional use permits, and institutional master plan amendments.
Boston has approximately 8 zoning-related meetings per month across the BPDA board, Zoning Board of Appeal, and City Council. The BPDA board meets monthly, while the Zoning Board of Appeal typically meets weekly.
Article 80 is the section of the Boston Zoning Code that governs the development review process. Large projects go through Article 80 Large Project Review, which includes public comment periods and BPDA board approval. Article 80 filings are the primary signal for major commercial and residential development in Boston.
The highest volume of zoning activity in Boston occurs in the Seaport district for large-scale commercial and residential towers, the Fenway area for institutional master plan expansions, East Boston and Dorchester for residential density increases, and downtown for PDA applications and Article 80 filings.
Key zoning terms for Boston include Article 80, PDA (Planned Development Area), variance, conditional use permit, institutional master plan, small project review, 309 exception, and IPOD (Interim Planning Overlay District). ZoneWire tracks all of these automatically across every Boston governing body.
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