Planning Committee Updates, 10/10/23

  • October 11th 9:15 am Zoning Commission Hearing; Dorchester Bay City:

Planned Development Area Master Plan. Read about the hearing and register to attend by clicking link below

https://www.bostonplans.org/news-calendar/calendar/2023/10/11/zoning-commission-hearing

 DBC Master Plan would allow for the construction of 21 buildings to contain approximately 6,131,200 square feet of Gross Floor Area, comprising a mix of office, laboratory/research and development, residential, retail, restaurant, commercial, community, cultural and other uses, as well as accessory and ancillary parking, the creation of an extensive new street system to accommodate pedestrians, bicycles and motor vehicles, approximately 11.4 acres of public realm improvements, and the creation of approximately 8.3 acres of new open space areas. The twenty-one new buildings will range in height from approximately 50 feet (for Building A, which will be a publicly accessible pavilion) to approximately 325 feet, and range in size from approximately 6,300 square feet (Building A) to approximately 543,000 square feet. The buildings east of Mt. Vernon Street will be stepped back in height from the adjacent Dorchester Shores Reservation. The Proposed Project will include the creation of approximately 1,957 new residential apartments in seven (7) residential buildings (two (2) residential buildings on the 2 Morrissey Site, one (1) residential building on the DBC BTU Site, and four (4) residential buildings on the Bayside Site). Twenty percent (20%) of the residential units at the Project will be affordable units, exceeding the percentage of units required (13%) by the City’s Inclusionary Development Policy (“IDP”).

  • September 11th: 164 Savin Hill Avenue Abutters Meeting: to present the revised plans for a 3 unit building below.

September 12th Planning Committee Meeting:

VOTE RESULTS

please note that due to the size of the attachments it was necessary to break-up the presentations into segments.

  • 33 Pearl Street: Proponents present their REVISED plans to raze existing single family home and construct a six (6) unit building with eight (8) parking spaces. See revised plans HEREHEREHERE & below for June 13th proposal for eight (8) units and ten (10) parking spaces. The Planning Committee voted to recommend OPPOSITION of this proposal:

Support 3, Opposed 7, Invalid 1.

  • 164 Savin Hill Avenue: Proposal to gut single family to create a 3 unit building with additions to front rear and side of building, below grade parking and rear decks. See revised plans HEREHEREHEREHEREHEREHERE & see below for four (4) unit presentation. Planning Committee voted to recommend OPPOSITION of this proposal: Support 3, Opposed 7, Abstain 1.

October 2nd General Membership Vote

  • 33 Pearl Street: Proponents present their REVISED plans to raze existing single family home and construct a six (6) unit building with eight (8) parking spaces. See revised plans HEREHEREHERE & below for June 13th proposal for eight (8) units and ten (10) parking spaces. General Membership voted to recommend OPPOSITION of this proposal to the ZBA: Support 7, Opposed 14, Abstain 2.

June 13th Planning Meeting 

There were no votes at this meeting.

  • 164 Savin Hill Avenue: Proposal to gut single family to create a 4 unit building with additions to front rear and side of building, below grade parking and rear decks. See PLANS HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE. see REFUSAL LETTER HERE
  • 33 Pearl Street: Proposal to raze existing single family home and construct an eight (8) unit building with ten (10) parking spaces. See plans HERE HERE and HERE. See Refusal Letter HERE.

         Other Points of Interest:

  • Dorchester Bay City – SPECIAL HYBRID GENERAL MEETING Voted to recommend SUPPORT of the proposal for a Planned Development Area on the site by a vote of 21 Support, 6 Opposed, 1 Abstain.
  • 67-71 Sydney Street: Proposal to demolish two single family homes and construct 3 on same.