Zoning districts
Boston zoning districts
Plain-language summaries of the dimensional rules in each Boston neighborhood zoning district: floor area ratio, height, lot size, yards and parking. We only publish a district once every number on the page has been checked against the Boston Zoning Code. More districts are on the way.
- South Boston Neighborhood DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 68 · 9 subdistricts · 5,725 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- Bay Village Neighborhood DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 63 · 7 subdistricts · 231 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- North End Neighborhood DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 54 · 13 subdistricts · 1,121 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- Roslindale Neighborhood DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 67 · 15 subdistricts · 5,960 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- West Roxbury Neighborhood DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 56 · 15 subdistricts · 9,737 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- Charlestown Neighborhood DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 62 · 20 subdistricts · 2,932 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- Roxbury Neighborhood DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 50 · 32 subdistricts · 8,073 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- Mission Hill Neighborhood DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 59 · 26 subdistricts · 1,373 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- Audubon Circle Neighborhood DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 61 · 3 subdistricts · 132 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- Hyde Park Neighborhood DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 69 · 16 subdistricts · 8,264 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- Fenway Neighborhood DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 66 · 19 subdistricts · 595 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- East Boston Neighborhood DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 53 · 23 subdistricts · 6,464 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- Greater Mattapan Neighborhood DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 60 · 18 subdistricts · 6,362 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- South End Neighborhood DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 64 · 15 subdistricts · 2,690 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- Dorchester Neighborhood DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 65 · 31 subdistricts · 17,257 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- Bulfinch Triangle DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 46 · 2 subdistricts · last verified Oct 2026
- Stuart Street DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 48 · 4 subdistricts · last verified Oct 2026
- North Station Economic Development AreaBoston Zoning Code Article 39 · 5 subdistricts · last verified Oct 2026
- Cambridge Street North DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 47A · 5 subdistricts · last verified Oct 2026
- South Station Economic Development AreaBoston Zoning Code Article 40 · 4 subdistricts · last verified Oct 2026
- Huntington Avenue/Prudential Center DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 41 · 8 subdistricts · last verified Oct 2026
- Leather DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 44 · 1 subdistricts · last verified Oct 2026
- Waterfront Service DistrictsBoston Zoning Code Article 42C · 2 subdistricts · last verified Oct 2026
- Charlestown Navy YardBoston Zoning Code Article 42F · 1 subdistricts · last verified Oct 2026
- Harborpark: North End/Downtown Waterfront and Dorchester Bay/Neponset River WaterfrontBoston Zoning Code Article 42A · 28 subdistricts · last verified Oct 2026
- Harborpark: Charlestown WaterfrontBoston Zoning Code Article 42B · 13 subdistricts · last verified Oct 2026
- Waterfront Manufacturing DistrictsBoston Zoning Code Article 42D · 2 subdistricts · last verified Oct 2026
- Harborpark: Fort Point WaterfrontBoston Zoning Code Article 42E · 6 subdistricts · last verified Oct 2026
- Government Center/Markets DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 45 · 14 subdistricts · last verified Oct 2026
- Central Artery Special DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 49 · 25 subdistricts · last verified Oct 2026
- Chinatown Neighborhood DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 43 · 7 subdistricts · last verified Oct 2026
- Former Midtown Cultural District (now Skyline)Boston Zoning Code Article 31 · 2 subdistricts · last verified Oct 2026
- Allston-Brighton Neighborhood DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 51 · 46 subdistricts · 7,467 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- Jamaica Plain Neighborhood DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 55 · 29 subdistricts · 7,044 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- Newmarket 21st Century Industrial DistrictBoston Zoning Code Article 90 · 3 subdistricts · 274 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- Boston Proper Underlying Zoning DistrictsBoston Zoning Code Article 13 · 26 subdistricts · 3,175 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- South Boston Underlying Zoning DistrictsBoston Zoning Code Article 13 · 12 subdistricts · 722 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
- Boston Harbor Underlying Zoning DistrictsBoston Zoning Code Article 13 · 2 subdistricts · 36 parcels · last verified Oct 2026
Stratum is not affiliated with the City of Boston or the Boston Planning Department. These summaries are for early design and are not a legal determination. Always confirm with the Boston Zoning Code and the city before relying on them.