SECTION 1. Section 2 of chapter 772 of the Acts of 1975, as most recently amended by Section 11 of Chapter 373 of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by striking the following language:
“‘Landmark’, any physical feature or improvement designated by the commission in accordance with section four as a physical feature or improvement which in whole or part has historical, social, cultural, architectural or aesthetic significance to the city and the commonwealth, the New England region or the nation.”
And replacing it with the following:
“‘Landmark’, any physical feature or improvement designated by the commission in accordance with section four as a physical feature or improvement which in whole or part has historical, social, cultural, architectural or aesthetic significance to the city, the commonwealth, the New England region or the nation.”
SECTION 2. Notwithstanding any other law, rule, regulation, or provision to the contrary, these sections shall apply to the Boston Landmarks Commission only. However, the substitution of language enacted by Section 1 to allow for the designation of a Landmark based on significance solely to the City of Boston shall not apply to any property where, upon the effective date of this Act, building permits approved by the City of Boston or zoning variances granted by the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals are in effect and unexpired, for so long as said building permits or zoning variances remain in effect and unexpired. Furthermore, in the case of any property with a Planned Development Area zoning overlay district approved by the Boston Zoning Commission by the effective date of this Act, the substitution of language enacted by Section 1 shall not apply until two years after the effective date of this Act, and thereafter shall continue not to apply to any portion of the property within a Planned Development Area where a building permit has been approved by the City of Boston during the two years following the effective date of this Act, for so long as said building permit remains in effect and unexpired.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon the next July 1st following its passage.
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