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New Energy Codes in Effect Jan. 1, 2023

The Residential low-rise Stretch Energy Code was updated effective January 1, 2023.

Citizen Planner Award, CPA & HOME Funds, Electricity Program Offers Savings this Winter

12-2-2022

Jesse Geller Awarded 2022 Citizen Planner Award

The American Planning Association - Massachusetts Chapter (APA-MA) Awards
Committee has selected Jesse Geller, Brookline Zoning Board of Appeals Chair to receive the 2022 Citizen Planner Award on De...

Housing Production Plan

We are currently updating our Housing Production Plan (HPP). The purpose of a Housing Production Plan is to identify and address the affordable housing needs of low- or moderate-income people. The Town of Brookline hired a consulting tea...

MBTA Communities Act

By the end of 2023, Brookline is required to change our Zoning By-Law to permit multi-family units without a special permit across at least 41 acres of land near our MBTA stations. The zoning should have the capacity to permit 6,990 housing units. The rul...