Boston Looks To Ban Billboards from Kenmore, Other Neighborhoods

The Boston Redevelopment Authority is looking to ban new billboards, signboards and other outdoor ads fromKenmore Square, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and Boston’s financial district, the Boston Herald reported on Tuesday.

The proposal to ban new signs will come before the Boston Zoning Commission at a public hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at City Hall. Billboards and signs already placed would be exempt from the new zoning regulations, if the changes are approved.

Such signs are already banned from about 90 percent of the city, according to the Herald article.

The new regulations would apply to signs that advertise or announce a business, service or event offered at a site other than the one where the sign is located.

Also on the Zoning Commission agenda for Wednesday is a public hearing at 10:15 a.m. on a proposal to amend the zoning map for the Fenway Neighborhood District by adding a Planned Development Area overlay district to an area at 1313 Boylston St.

You can view the Zoning Commission’s full Dec. 12 agenda as a PDF in the gallery above.

Copies of all Zoning Commission petitions can be viewed in the commission office in Boston City Hall’s Room 953C Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.