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Institutional Growth Management Plan

By two special acts of the legislature, Cambridge has been granted the authority to regulate certain educational and religious uses in its residential neighborhoods that the state zoning act otherwise denies to other communities in the Commonwealth.

The Cambridge Institutional Growth Management Plan, published in 1981, is the planning document that serves as the policy underpinning for the regulation of institutional uses in the City as set out in Section 4.50 of the Zoning Ordinance. The Plan assesses the relative impact on residential neighborhoods of a wide range of institutional uses and serves as a guide to the Board of Zoning Appeal when it is considering the issuance of a special permit under the provisions of the Institutional Use Regulations contained in Section 4.50.

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Institutional Growth Management Plan (2.5 MB)

For additional information related to planning and education institutions in Cambridge, go to the Planning and Educational Institutions page where you will learn about the annual Town Gown Report.

For More Information

For more information on the Institutional Growth Management Plan, contact Les Barber, Land Use and Zoning Director, lbarber@cambridgema.gov, at 617/349-4657.

For copies of the Institutional Growth Management Plan please contact Tracey Joyce, Administrative Assistant, tjoyce@cambridgema.gov, 617/349-4651.

The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.

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