Description: In light of City of Boston Corporation Counsel interpretation (1990) that, regardless of ownership, parks and parkways within the City of Boston are subject to the jurisdiction of City of Boston Code of Ordinances Chapter VII, Environmental Protection, Section 7-4, Parks and Recreation Department, Subsection 7-4.11, "Permission for Construction Near Parks or Parkways. 'No building or structure shall hereafter be erected or altered within a distance of one hundred (100') feet from park or parkway in the City of Boston, without permission in writing having first been obtained from the Parks and Recreation Commission, except that the foregoing shall not apply to any structure now being or hereafter erected or altered on the lot of land known and numbered as 2000 Commonwealth Avenue.' (Ord. 1954 c. 2 § 81; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 19 § 11; CBC 1975 Ord. 71 § 110; Ord. 1985 c. 1 § 3)", this GIS datalayer of parcels subject to this ordinance is provided to insure compliance with this ordinance before the issuance of a building permit by the Inspectional Services Department.Reference also City of Boston Code of Ordinances Chapter VII, Environmental Protection, Section 7-4, Parks and Recreation Department, Subsections 7-4.10, 7-4.12, 7-4.13,
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