Variances and Special Permits with status of under review, approved, denied or withdrawn. Cambridge's Board of Zoning Appeal hears and decides appeals, applications for special permits, and appeals and petitions for variances from the terms of the Cambridge Zoning Ordinance. This dataset includes available records from October 1, 2013 through current. This dataset does not currently include data from a relatively small number of cases with the type "appeal," because these cases are structured differently from the more common variance and special permit type cases.

Profiles of development projects that are subject to Section 22.20 – Green Building Requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. Green Building Requirements ensures that major new projects and substantially rehabilitated buildings are planned, designed and constructed using environmentally sustainable and energy-efficient practices. The green building ordinance uses sustainable building rating systems as a technical framework to ensure that buildings throughout the City achieve a higher level in building energy use and efficiency, sustainability, and resiliency but does not require certification.

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https://www.cambridgema.gov/GIS/gisdatadictionary/CDD/CDD_ZoningOverlayDistricts

Description
This polygon layer contains the zoning overlay districts in the City of Cambridge that set out additional or alternative zoning regulations to an area's base zoning restrictions. Overlay districts typically govern aesthetic and physical features, rather than restricting use.

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This data is automatically updated on a set schedule. The Socrata edit date may not reflect the actual edit dates in the data. For more details please see the update date on the full metadata page or view the edit date within the data rows.

List of sign permit applications for displaying outdoor signs in Cambridge.

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https://www.cambridgema.gov/GIS/gisdatadictionary/CDD/CDD_ZoningDistricts

Description
This polygon layer contains the City of Cambridge's zoning districts governing land and building use.

About Edit Dates
This data is automatically updated on a set schedule. The Socrata edit date may not reflect the actual edit dates in the data. For more details please see the update date on the full metadata page or view the edit date within the data rows.