stellarfun
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Re: Boston College Master Plan debut
In the case of Harvard and Allston, there is a master list of uses that are allowed or prohibited on the land Harvard owns in N. Allston. For example, Harvard could build/operate a billiard parlor in Allston Landing North, but not in Allston Landing South. BC, BU, and Harvard (other than the Allston land supra) are allowed to build billiard parlors on property they own. Harvard can build an art gallery in Allston Landing North, but not in Allston Landing South. Harvard is prohibited from building any sort of housing on Allston Landing South.
See: Table C @
http://www.cityofboston.gov/bra/pdf/ZoningCode/Article51.pdf
(Table C also covers BU and BC.)
While any zoning code is subject to a variance, I believe that Harvard or any other university has to be guided by the list of allowed and prohibited uses when it develops an institutional master plan.
Perhaps we are in disagreement on the definition of a zoning code. I was mainly thinking of use.Colleges and universities are absolutely NOT subject to zoning codes. While any building they construct is subject to city review, it cannot be legally challenged on the basis of variances granted. Any property owned by a university is included under the umbrella of the institutional masterplan, which is bullet proof to existing zoning codes and legal challenge.
In the case of Harvard and Allston, there is a master list of uses that are allowed or prohibited on the land Harvard owns in N. Allston. For example, Harvard could build/operate a billiard parlor in Allston Landing North, but not in Allston Landing South. BC, BU, and Harvard (other than the Allston land supra) are allowed to build billiard parlors on property they own. Harvard can build an art gallery in Allston Landing North, but not in Allston Landing South. Harvard is prohibited from building any sort of housing on Allston Landing South.
See: Table C @
http://www.cityofboston.gov/bra/pdf/ZoningCode/Article51.pdf
(Table C also covers BU and BC.)
While any zoning code is subject to a variance, I believe that Harvard or any other university has to be guided by the list of allowed and prohibited uses when it develops an institutional master plan.