Order for a hearing to discuss a moratorium for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers… plan amendment
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Boston Meetings
City Council, April 29, 2026
Approved: Resolution Supporting USPS Re-establishing Allston Post Office, 12-0
4h 56m38,341 words
14 mentionsapprovedresidentialcommercialhistoric preservationzoningtraffic studydeniedBoston, MA
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What happened
On April 29, 2026, Boston approved Resolution Supporting USPS Re-establishing Allston Post Office (12-0).
The Boston City Council meeting on 2026-04-29 contained limited land-use business; its most notable real-estate action was approval of the Copley Plaza Hotel (Back Bay) landmark designation (petition 147.89, Docket 0771) on a 12-0 vote.
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 29, 2026
- Decisions
- 14 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 12-0
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Copley Plaza Hotel Landmark Designation
City Council approved the Boston Landmarks Commission designation of the Copley Plaza Hotel, Back Bay (petition 147.89). Designation boundary corresponds to the hotel parcel with interior protections limited to publicly accessible spaces. Building opened in 1912, Italian Renaissance Revival style. Passed 12-0.
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Key Decisions (14)
Approved
Copley Plaza Hotel Landmark Designation
Vote: 12-0
Approved
FY26 Community Preservation Fund Appropriation
Vote: 12-0Moved by Enrique Pepin
Approved
FY27 Community Preservation Committee Appropriations
Vote: 12-0Moved by Enrique Pepin
Approved
Cemetery Trust Fund Appropriation
Vote: passedMoved by Brian Worrell
Approved
Red Sox Arts and Parks Program Grant
Vote: passedMoved by Brian Worrell
Other
Tenant Protection Ordinance During Rental Inspection Code Violations
Other
Hearing Order on Parking Structures
Other
Hearing Order on Planning Department Performance and 2026 Annual Report
Other
Hearing Order on Moratorium for AI Data Centers in Boston
Tabled
Charlestown Stadium Event Parking Opposition Resolution
Vote: 12-0Moved by Gabriela Coletta Zapata
Approved
Resolution Safeguarding State and Federal Transportation Funding
Vote: 7 affirmative
Approved
Resolution Supporting USPS Re-establishing Allston Post Office
Vote: 12-0
Approved
Resolution Replacing Concurrent Traffic Signals
Vote: 11-0Moved by Ed Flynn
Denied
Resolution to Eliminate Summer Block Party Grants
Vote: 3 affirmative (failed)Moved by Ed Flynn
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Development Activity (4)
Copley Plaza Hotel Landmark Designation
Commercial
Everett Stadium (proposed soccer stadium)
Commercial
White Stadium redevelopment
Commercial
Allston Post Office re-establishment
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Boston faces a severe housing crisis with rents among the…
Infrastructure
Boston risks losing significant state and federal transportation funding (including…
Commercial Demand
Council interest in an AI data center moratorium signals regulatory…
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Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteWho spoke
17 distinct speakers; 10 identified names.
All speaker roles: 11 Councilmember, 1 Witness, 3 Public, 1 Clerk, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 1 Witness, 9 Councilmember.
Speaker sample: Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Councilmember.
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Zoning terms (7)
14 recorded timestamps
- approved (5 timestamps)
- residential (2 timestamps)
- commercial (3 timestamps)
- historic preservation (1 timestamps)
- zoning (1 timestamps)
- traffic study (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (14)
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