Variances and Special Permits with status of under review, approved, denied or withdrawn.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.

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. Created as part of Cambridge's Zoning Ordinance to delineate zoning overlay district boundaries.

For more information and download links see:
http://www.cambridgema.gov/gis/gisdatadictionary/cdd/cdd_zoningoverlaydistricts.aspx

The purpose of the Medical Marijuana Overlay Districts is to provide for the limited establishment of Registered Marijuana Dispensaries as they are authorized pursuant to state regulations. These zoning regulations intend to permit them where there is access to both regional roadways and public transportation, where they may be readily monitored by law enforcement for health and public safety purposes, and where they will not impact the character of lower-scale residential neighborhoods, business districts and educational institutions. Please refer to Article 20.700 of the Zoning Ordinance for further details. The Medical Marijuana Districts polygon layer is an extract from the Zoning Overlay Districts layer, and is provided here separately for convenience. For more information and download links regarding Zoning Overlay Districts, see: http://www.cambridgema.gov/gis/gisdatadictionary/cdd/cdd_zoningoverlaydistricts.aspx

This polygon layer contains the City of Cambridge's zoning districts governing land and building use. Created as part of Cambridge's Zoning Ordinance to delineate zoning district boundaries.

For more information and download links see:
http://www.cambridgema.gov/GIS/gisdatadictionary/CDD/CDD_ZoningDistricts.aspx

The City does not mandate that projects achieve LEED Certification through the GBCI. Rather, the intent of the green building ordinance is to use LEED as a technical framework to ensure that buildings throughout the City achieve a higher level in building energy use, efficiency, and sustainability.

This data set is an active record of the LEED profiles of large-scale development projects occurring in the City of Cambridge that are subject to Section 22.20 – Green Building Requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. The information provided is taken directly from the LEED Checklist associated with each project. This log is updated on an “as needed” basis as each project goes through the Green Building Review Process (Special Permit, Building Permit, and Certificate of Occupancy) and submits updated versions of its LEED narrative and checklist.

Latitude and longitude coordinates for the North Point greenfield projects will be added as project locations become more precise.

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