Public Meeting on Linkage and Lab Uses Zoning Update

Jan 11, 2023

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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  • Contact Name:

    BPDA Regulatory Planning and Zoning

  • Contact Email Address:

    [email protected]

  • Type:

    Public Meeting

  • Location:

    Virtual Meeting

  • Contact Phone:

    (617) 918-4242

Description:

The City of Boston’s Development Impact Project Exactions policy, more commonly known as the “Linkage” policy, ensures that large-scale real estate development brings direct benefits to Boston’s residents in the form of affordable housing and workforce training. Currently, any commercial real estate development project requiring zoning relief that proposes to erect, enlarge or extend, or substantially rehabilitate a structure by over 100,000 square feet is required to pay a contribution to the Neighborhood Housing Trust for the creation and preservation of affordable housing, and to the Neighborhood Jobs Trust for job training and job readiness. Learn more about the Linkage Policy

The City of Boston recently commissioned a nexus/feasibility study to better understand how the City can increase the current fees, and recommendations were to increase the base linkage and to create a new rate applicable to lab uses. In order to do that, updates to the zoning definitions of the Zoning Code as well as to Article 80 must be put into effect. We are seeking general input from the public through the website and through a public meeting on January 11, 2023. The comment period has been extended from January 15 to February 1. Please submit comments by February 1, 2023.

Interpretation will be provided in Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Haitian Creole, and Cape Verdean Creole. Additional interpreting services and document translation services are available upon request at no cost to you. Please request interpreting services no later than 5 days before the meeting date. For translation or interpreting services, contact [email protected].

How to Participate

Register in advance

Toll-free call-in number: (833) 568 - 8864
Meeting ID: 160 550 4489


English: The information at this meeting is crucial to you as a Boston resident, and stakeholder. Language Access services are available at no cost to you. If you require these services, please contact [email protected] no later than: 1/6/2023


Spanish: La información de esta reunión es fundamental para usted como residente de Boston y parte interesada. Dispone de servicios de idiomas de forma gratuita. Si los requiere, comuníquese con [email protected] antes de la siguiente fecha: 1/6/2023


Haitian Creole: Enfòmasyon ki nan reyinyon sa a enpòtan anpil pou ou kòm yon rezidan Boston, ak moun ki gen enterè. Sèvis Aksè lang disponib gratis pou ou. Si w bezwen sèvis sa yo, tanpri kontakte [email protected] pa pita pase: 1/6/2023


Chinese (Simplified): 对于您作为波士顿的居民和利益相关者,本次会议的信息至关重要。与会的语言服务免费。如果 您需要这些语言翻译服务,请在下方的日期时间之前联系 [email protected] :1/6/2023


Chinese (Traditional): 作為波士頓居民和利益相關者,這次會議中的資訊對您非常重要。我們 可以向您免費提供語言輔 助服務。如果您要求這些服務,請在以下時間之前聯絡 [email protected] :1/6/2023


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Cape Verdean Creole: Kes informason n’es riunion é fundamental pa bo komu un morador di Boston, y párti interesadu. Sirvisus di Asésu a Línguas sta dispunível sén ninhun kustu pa bo. Si bu meste kes sirvisu li, pur favor kontakta [email protected] más tardar ti: 1/6/2023


Portuguese: As informações nesta reunião são cruciais para você como residente de Boston e parte interessada. Os serviços de acesso a idiomas estão disponíveis sem nenhum custo para você. Se você precisar desses serviços, entre em contato com [email protected] o mais tardar: 1/6/2023


Arabic: المعلومات الواردة في هذا الاجتماع مهمة لك بصفتك مقيمًا في بوسطن، وصاحب مصلحة. خدمات الوصول إلى اللغة متاحة لك مجانًا. إذا كنت بحاجة إلى هذه الخدمات، فيرجى الاتصال بـ [email protected] في موعد لا يتجاوز: 1/6/2023


Russian: Упомянутые документы содержат очень важную информацию для вас как жителя Бостона, так и заинтересованной стороны. Вам доступна услуга перевода без дополнительной платы для пояснения содержания этих документов. Если вам требуется услуга переводчика, сообщите об этом, воспользовавшись следующими контактными Данными: 1/6/2023 [email protected]


French: Les documents mentionnés contiennent des informations cruciales pour vous en tant que résident de la ville de Boston et partie prenante. Des services de traduction sont disponibles pour vous communiquer le contenu de ces documents sans frais supplémentaires. Si vous avez besoin de services de traduction, veuillez contacter : 1/6/2023 [email protected]