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New era of Boston zoning under Mayor Wu?

Por: The Boston Globe Opinion October 06, 2022

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Having a keen sense of the history of the evolution of Boston’s Zoning Code and the process of appealing those requirements, I take issue with the Sept. 28 editorial, As the former chair of Boston’s Zoning Board of Appeal, I can attest that the zoning code has been updated to reflect the vision for a specific community, as articulated by that community through a planning process and added to the zoning code through neighborhood articles. I... + full article



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