Zoning districts · Article 50
Roxbury Neighborhood District zoning
Roxbury Neighborhood District is governed by Article 50 of the Boston Zoning Code. It covers about 8,073 parcels across 32 subdistricts. Below are the dimensional limits from the Article 50 tables.
Last verified Oct 2026. All 148 values shown were checked against the Article 50 tables in the official Boston Zoning Code text published on Municode. Values we could not verify are left out. Heights the Code gives without a unit are shown in feet. Source: Boston Zoning Code, Article 50.
Subdistricts
| Map code | Subdistrict type | Parcels |
|---|---|---|
| 2F | Two-Family Residential | 58 |
| 3F-4000 | Three-Family Residential | 4,128 |
| 3F-5000 | Three-Family Residential | 977 |
| 3F-6000 | Three-Family Residential | 23 |
| 3F-7000 | Three-Family Residential | 207 |
| ALBANY STREET MEDICAL AREA CF | Community Facilities | 1 |
| CAMPUS HIGH CF | Community Facilities | 27 |
| COMMUNITY COLLEGE CF | Community Facilities | 28 |
| DIMOCK STREET CF | Community Facilities | 6 |
| DUDLEY SQUARE EDA | Economic Development Area | 168 |
| EGLESTON SQUARE NS | Neighborhood Shopping | 20 |
| GREATER ROXBURY EDA | Economic Development Area | 70 |
| GROVE HALL IDA | Industrial Development Area | 33 |
| GROVE HALL NS | Neighborhood Shopping | 43 |
| MFR | Multifamily Residential | 1,186 |
| MFR/LS | Multifamily Residential/Local Services | 202 |
| NEWMARKET IDA | Industrial | 68 |
| OS | Open Space | 16 |
| OS-A | Air-Right Open Space | 6 |
| OS-G | Community Garden Open Space | 18 |
| OS-P | Parkland Open Space | 11 |
| OS-RC | Recreation Open Space | 56 |
| OS-UP | Urban Plaza Open Space | 2 |
| OS-UW | Urban Wild Open Space | 16 |
| RH | Row House Residential | 627 |
| ST PATRICK NS | Neighborhood Shopping | 78 |
| TOWNSEND STREET CF | Community Facilities | 2 |
| WALNUT AVENUE CF | Community Facilities | 2 |
| WARREN STREET CF | Community Facilities | 7 |
| WASHINGTON PARK MALL NS | Neighborhood Shopping | 1 |
| OS-CM | Cemetery Open Space | 1 |
| ROXBURY HERITAGE STATE PARK CF | Community Facilities (mapped on Map 6A/6B/6C) | 4 |
Parcel counts come from City of Boston 2025 parcel data and BPDA zoning subdistrict boundaries, matched by Stratum. Each lot is counted in the subdistrict that contains it; road, rail and water strips are excluded. Open-space and other subdistricts not listed above are included in the district total.
Table C — Economic Development Areas Dimensional Regulations
| Requirement | Dudley Square EDA | Greater Roxbury EDA |
|---|---|---|
| Max. floor area ratio (FAR) | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Max. height | 55 ft(1) | 65 ft(1) |
| Min. lot area (sq ft) | none | none |
| Min. lot width (ft) | none | none |
| Min. lot frontage (ft) | none | none |
| Min. usable open space per dwelling unit (sq ft) | none | 50 |
| Min. front yard (ft) | none(2) | none(2) |
| Min. side yard (ft) | none | none |
| Min. rear yard (ft) | 20 | 20 |
Table D — Neighborhood Business Subdistricts Dimensional Regulations
| Requirement | Egleston Square NS | Grove Hall NS | Washington Park Mall NS | St. Patrick's NS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max. floor area ratio (FAR) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Max. height | 45 ft | 45 ft | 45 ft | 45 ft |
| Min. lot area (sq ft) | none | none | none | none |
| Add'l lot area per dwelling unit (sq ft) | none | none | none | none |
| Min. lot width (ft) | none | none | none | none |
| Min. lot frontage (ft) | none | none | none | none |
| Min. usable open space per dwelling unit (sq ft) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Min. front yard (ft) | none(2) | none(2) | none(2) | none(2) |
| Min. side yard (ft) | none | none | none | none |
| Min. rear yard (ft) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Table E — Community Facilities Subdistricts Dimensional Regulations
| Requirement | Campus High/Community College | Dimock Street | Walnut Avenue | Warren Street | State Park | Roxbury Heritage Townsend Street | Albany Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max. floor area ratio (FAR) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Max. height | 45 ft | 45 ft | 35 ft | 45 ft | 45 ft | 45 ft | 45 ft |
| Min. lot area (sq ft) | none | none | none | none | none | none | none |
| Add'l lot area per dwelling unit (sq ft) | none | none | none | none | none | none | none |
| Min. lot width (ft) | none | none | none | none | none | none | none |
| Min. lot frontage (ft) | none | none | none | none | none | none | none |
| Min. usable open space per dwelling unit (sq ft) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Min. front yard (ft) | none(1) | none(1) | none(1) | none(1) | none(1) | none(1) | none(1) |
| Min. side yard (ft) | none | none | none | none | none | none | none |
| Min. rear yard (ft) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Table G — Industrial Development Areas Dimensional Regulations
| Requirement | Newmarket IDA | Grove Hall IDA |
|---|---|---|
| Max. floor area ratio (FAR) | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Max. height | 65 ft | 65 ft |
| Min. lot area (sq ft) | none | none |
| Add'l lot area per dwelling unit (sq ft) | none | none |
| Min. lot width (ft) | none | none |
| Min. lot frontage (ft) | none | none |
| Min. usable open space per dwelling unit (sq ft) | 50 | 50 |
| Min. front yard (ft) | none(1) | none(1) |
| Min. side yard (ft) | none | none |
| Min. rear yard (ft) | 12 | 12 |
Where the Code gives a height without a unit, we show it in feet.
Numbers in parentheses, like (1), are footnotes in the Code table. They often add conditions or exceptions, so read them in Article 50.
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