City Council, December 9, 2025
Decided: Hearing on Eliminating Parking Minimums for Residential Development
What happened
On December 9, 2025, Boston acted on Hearing on Eliminating Parking Minimums for Residential Development.
The Boston City Council Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation held a hearing on December 9, 2025, to explore eliminating parking minimum requirements for new residential development citywide.
- Jurisdiction
- Boston, MA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- December 9, 2025
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Decided
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Hearing on Eliminating Parking Minimums for Residential Development
The committee held an exploratory hearing on docket O-161 to consider amending Boston's zoning code to remove parking minimum requirements for new residential development. The administration testified that parking minimums add $50,000-$150,000 per space to construction costs, with roughly one-third...
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Hearing on Eliminating Parking Minimums for Residential Development
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Development Activity (5)
Lovejoy Wharf
Mixed-Use
112 Queensbury Project
Residential
Faneuil Gardens Redevelopment
Residential
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Housing Demand
Boston permitted only 1,600 housing units in first half of…
Housing Demand
MAPC Perfect Fit Parking study found 69% average parking utilization…
Commercial Demand
Developer testimony indicated parking construction costs range from $50,000 per…
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- zoning (84 timestamps)
- residential (28 timestamps)
- mixed use (3 timestamps)
- approved (4 timestamps)
- rezoning (7 timestamps)
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