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Boston City Zoning Code

APPENDICES TO

ZONING CODE

APPENDIX 1 - Fees Charged by the Commissioner, Inspectional Services Department, for Appeal to the Board of Appeal

Appeal to Board of Appeal Under Zoning Law:

The entry fee which shall be paid to the Commissioner, Inspectional Services Department, for each appeal under Section 8 of Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1956, as amended, to the Board of Appeal from a refusal, order or decision of an administrative official shall be, in the case of a structure which, if such appellant prevails, is to be used exclusively for dwelling purposes by not more than three families and no other use, $100.00 (which shall include the cost to the city of publishing and sending notices of hearing as required by law), and in the case of each and every other structure the fee shall be $100.00 for each condition, provision, use item restriction or dimensional requirements (which shall include the cost to the city of publishing and sending notices of hearing as required by law) sought by the appellant.

APPENDIX 2 - ILLUSTRATIONS

SECTION 2-1 (3B) "Bay Window"

Allowed to protrude into front yard if it is entirely contained within these dimensions:

SECTION 14-1 Minimum Lot Size

SECTION 14-4(b). Lot Frontage: Lot located to rear of another lot or lots:

SECTION 14-5. Lot Frontage: Building on rear of a lot.

SECTION 15-1 Floor Area Ratio

Floor Area Ratio is the ratio of the total area of all floors in the building to the area of the lot. It measures building density directly and population density indirectly.

Examples

To calculate maximum gross floor area on a lot:

Lot size (3,500 sq. ft.) x F.A.R. (0.8) = 2,800 sq. ft. permissible gross floor area on all floors

To calculate floor area ratio of building(s) on a lot:

Gross floor area (14,000 sq. ft.) + Lot size (8,000 sq. ft.) = 1.75 F.A.R.
(permitted in district with maximum F.A.R. of 2 or more)

SECTION 16-3. Height of Buildings: Exceptions Adjoining Nonconforming Buildings.

SECTION 16-5. Height of Buildings: Exceptions in a B-10-155 District.

SECTION 18-1 and 18-2. "Most frequently occurring" front yard depth.

SECTION 18-3. Front Yards: Traffic visibility across corner.

SECTION 19-3. Side Yards: Accessory Garages and Other Accessory Buildings

SECTION 19-6(b). Side Yards: Special Provisions for Corner Lots in other than H District

SECTION 19-7. Side Yards: Side Wall of Building Not Parallel to Side Lot Line

SECTION 19-8. Side Yards of Certain Narrow Lots

SECTION 21-1. Setback Requirements