20 Rowes Wharf #701, Boston, MA 02110

Downtown Waterfront Subdistrict

The purpose of this Article is to establish the zoning regulations for the comprehensive plan for the North End/Downtown Waterfront and Dorchester Bay/Neponset River Waterfront within the Harborpark District as required by the provisions of the Harborpark Interim Planning Overlay District, Article 27C of this Code. Together with Article 42B and Article 42E, this Article establishes the Harborpark District. The goals and objectives of this Article and the Harborpark District Plan are to protect the Harborpark District from inappropriate land and water uses; to promote balanced growth along Boston's shoreline; to allow the waterfront to be used as a public resource and thereby to extend its use and benefit to the greatest number of people; to preserve and protect public open space and beach area within the harbor area; to promote public access to the waterfront; to promote residential and mixed-use commercial activities compatible with adjacent areas; to promote the economic growth and development of water-dependent and water-related commercial activity; to protect the working waterfront and preserve areas for water- dependent uses; to promote public waterborne transportation; to promote uses which integrate uses, activities, and physical connections between the harbor and its surrounding neighborhoods; and to protect persons and structures from the adverse impacts associated with climate change by promoting resilient planning and design.