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CITY OF BOSTON CODE OF ORDINANCES
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BOSTON
CHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER II: FORM OF GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER III: ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
CHAPTER IV: CONTRACTS
CHAPTER V: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER VI: GENERAL SERVICES
CHAPTER VII: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
CHAPTER VIII: DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER IX: BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER X: HOUSING SERVICES
CHAPTER XI: PUBLIC SERVICES
CHAPTER XII: PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER XIII: NATURAL GAS
CHAPTER XIV: LICENSING AND CONSUMER BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND OFFICERS
CHAPTER XV: DIVISIONS OF THE MAYOR’S OFFICE
CHAPTER XVI: PROHIBITIONS, PENALTIES AND PERMITS
CHAPTER XVII: LICENSES AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING CERTAIN TRADES
CHAPTER XVIII: FEES AND CHARGES
CHAPTER XIX: SCHOOLS
CHAPTER XX: CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER XXI: MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC BUILDINGS
CHAPTER XXII: SUFFOLK COUNTY
CHAPTER XXIII: TRASH AND REFUSE DISPOSAL
CHAPTER XXIV: BOSTON JOBS, LIVING WAGE AND PREVAILING WAGE ORDINANCE
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9-4.1   Board Members.
   (A)   There shall be in the Building Department a Board, known as the Board of Appeal, consisting of five members appointed by the Mayor as follows: one member from two candidates nominated, one by The Boston Society of Architects and one by the Boston Society of Civil Engineers, one member from two candidates nominated by the Building Trades Council of Boston and Vicinity, one member from two candidates nominated, one by the Greater Boston Real Estate Board and one by the commonwealth’s Real Estate Association, one member from three candidates nominated, one by The Master Builders’ Association of Boston, one by the Building Trades Employers’ Association of the city and one by the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts, Inc. and one member selected at large by the Mayor. All members of the Board of Appeal shall be residents of, or engaged in business in, Boston. As the term of any member in Office expires, his or her successor shall be appointed in like manner as such member for a term of five years. Vacancies in the Board shall be filled in the same manner for the unexpired term. No member of the Board shall act in any case in which he or she has a personal interest; and when a member is so disqualified or absent or when there is a vacancy in the Office of a member, the remaining members shall designate a substitute.
   (B)   The Board of Appeal shall not be subject to the supervision or control of the Building Commissioner; but unless otherwise ordered by the Mayor, the Board of Appeal shall not communicate with the Mayor, or make any annual or other report, except through the Building Commissioner.
(St. 1938 c. 479; Ord. 1954 c. 2 § 21; Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 9 § 3; CBC 1975 Ord. T9 § 150; CBC 1985 9-4.1)
Cross-reference:
   Ord. Section 2-7; Ord. Section 9-3
9-4.2   Powers and Duties.
   The Board of Appeal shall exercise the powers and perform the duties set forth in the commonwealth’s Building Code, being 780 CMR, and Section 19 of Chapter 488 of the Acts of 1924.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 9 § 4; CBC 1975 Ord. T9 § 151; CBC 1985 9-4.2)
Cross-reference:
   St. 1924 c. 488 § 19; St. 1938 c. 479 §§ 117, 118, 119
9-5   ZONING COMMISSION.
Editor’s note:
   The Building Department and the Housing Inspection Department were abolished and all powers and duties transferred to the Inspectional Services Department by Ch. 19 of the Ordinances of 1981 (Section 9-9 of this Code).
9-5.1   Board, Powers and Duties.
   There shall be in the Building Department a Board, known as the Zoning Commission; provided for by Section 1 of Chapter 665 of the Acts of 1956, as amended. Said Board shall exercise the powers and perform the duties provided by statute. Said Board shall not be subject to the supervision or control of the Building Commissioner; but unless otherwise ordered by the Mayor, the Zoning Commission shall not communicate with the Mayor, or make an annual or other report, except through the Building Commissioner.
(Rev. Ord. 1961 c. 9 § 10; CBC 1975 Ord. T9 § 200; CBC 1985 9-5.1)
Cross-reference:
   St. 1956 c. 655 § 1; Ord. § 9-3
9-5.2   Designating Zoning Commissioners as Special Municipal Employees.
   The Zoning Commissioners shall be deemed to be Special Municipal Employees for the purposes of M.G.L. Chapter 268A.
(CBC 1985 9-5.2 Ord. 1988 c. 3 § 1 S201)
9-6   BEACON HILL ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION.
   No ordinances apply. See special statutes.
(CBC 1975 St. T9 c. 9; CBC 1985 9-6)
9-7   BACK BAY ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION.
   No ordinances apply. See special statutes.
(CBC 1975 St. T 9 c. 11; CBC 1985 9-6)
9-8   BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
Editor’s note:
   The Building Department and the Housing Inspection Department were abolished and all powers and duties transferred to the Inspectional Services Department by Ch. 19 of the Ordinances of 1981 (Section 9-9 of this Code).
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