Boston Code of Ordinances § 7-2.2

Citation: Boston Code of Ordinances § 7-2.2 (8)
Parent Document: Boston Code of Ordinances § 7-2.2
Jurisdiction: Boston (municipal)
Original Source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/boston/latest/boston_ma/0-0-0-4075 ↗

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(8)   In reviewing activities within the riverfront area, the Commission shall presume the riverfront area is important to all the Resource Area Values unless demonstrated otherwise, and no permit issued hereunder shall permit any activities unless the Commission finds by preponderance of the evidence that there is no practicable alternative to the proposed project with less adverse effects, and that such activities, including proposed mitigation measures, will have no significant adverse impact on the areas or values protected by this Section. The Commission shall regard as practicable an alternative which is reasonably available and capable of being done after taking into consideration the proposed property use, overall project purpose (e.g., residential, institutional, commercial or industrial), logistics, existing technology and other factors at its discretion. The Commission will also consider if the project proposes ecological enhancement of the riverfront area. The Commission may separately designate areas of the city, where in its discretion and by a preponderance of evidence that such areas are significant for the protection of the Resource Area Values protected by the ordinance, the riverfront area can be extended up to a distance of 200 feet.

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