Boston is trying to make it easier for small businesses and homeowners to make changes to their properties, the latest in what the city says is a series of improvements to the zoning process.
A new Zoning Board of Appeals subcommittee will hear requests for variances from zoning rules exclusively from small businesses and 1-2 family owner-occupied homes — a move that will "streamline" the process for minor changes, according to Mayor Martin J. Walsh.
"This change will allow one- and two-family homeowners and small business to request zoning relief without having to take time out of the weekday schedule to do so," said William Christopher, commissioner of Inspectional Services.
Meg Mainzer-Cohen, president of the Back Bay Association, said the zoning appeals process — formally asking for an exception to the zoning code — needs to be fixed.
"Without a question, something should be done and must be done," Mainzer-Cohen said. "It's part of what has contributed to Boston's reputation for being hard for small businesses."
Still, some said the changes don't go far enough.
"The limit to the one-two family owner-occupied is a really tight definition of what small is," said Skip Schloming, executive director of the Small Property Owners Association.
Kate Norton, a spokeswoman for Walsh, said the subcommittee guidelines are based on the state building code, which defines a building with more than two units as commercial.
Last month, Walsh announced extended hours for ZBA hearings and that they would be televised.
"This is one part of a bigger initiative we've been rolling out over time and will continue to roll out," Norton said. "Everything we're doing around ZBA is designed around making it a more user-friendly experience."
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