Climate Ready Boston's CRSAP requires waterfront and flood-zone projects to design for 40 inches of sea level rise plus 2070 storm conditions, embedded into BPDA Article 80 review.
Boston's Climate Resiliency Checklist and Climate Resilience Building Guidelines apply to large projects under BPDA Article 80 review along the harbor, Charles River, and identified flood pathways. Designs must elevate critical systems above the Sea Level Rise Design Flood Elevation (SLR-DFE), provide dry or wet floodproofing, and demonstrate site drainage handling 1% annual chance storms in 2070. The Climate Resilient Design Standards and Guidelines for Protection of Public Rights-of-Way also direct municipal capital projects. Boston Public Works coordinates neighborhood resilience planning across East Boston, Charlestown, South Boston, and Dorchester shorelines.
Article 80 projects failing climate resiliency review face BPDA approval delays, scope-of-work conditions, or denial; capital projects out of compliance lose municipal funding eligibility through Public Works review.
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