Chelsea Homeowners Can Now Build an Accessory Dwelling Unit by Right. Here Is What the Ordinance Allows
Basement, attic, addition or backyard cottage, by right, with a building permit. The catch in Chelsea is the size of the lot.
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The Council Rezoned West Chelsea for 12-Story Towers. The Planning Board Asked It to Rename the Neighborhood for the People Who Were Displaced
FAR 7.0, 12 stories, no parking minimums, 10 percent affordable, on the ground the 1973 fire cleared. And a naming condition nobody…
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The Council Gave the City 90 Days to Write an Anti-Displacement Plan for Seniors and Disabled Residents. The 90 Days Are Up
A deadline is the council's way of making a request measurable. This one ran out in the year the council rezoned the…
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The Council Killed the Three-Family Plan for Chelsea’s Single-Family Streets, 2 to 6, After the Planning Board Said No Twice
Towers on the flats and backyard units on the hill, but no new three-deckers where there are none now. What R-1 protects…
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The Council Asked Which Nonprofits Get City Money and What They Deliver. It Got Dashboard Screenshots
La Colaborativa, GreenRoots, CAPIC and Selah top the charts, but the bars carry no dollar values. We have filed a records request…
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Councillors Asked for Department Heads’ Cell Numbers. The City Manager Said to Call Constituent Services
The charter's non-interference clause on one side, a water main break at 9 p.m. on the other. The smallest and clearest example…
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The MBTA Numbers Behind the Washington Avenue Right-Turn Ban: The Bus Stop Fails 30 Percent of the Time
One bus in three finds the berth full in the morning rush. The right-turn ban is the price of a stop that…
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Chelsea Wants a $6.08 Million Fire Station on Land a Nonprofit Offered. The Terms Have Never Been Disclosed
Donated, leased or sold? Response times from a peninsula? Six million dollars against a $5 million free cash balance? Questions for a…
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Chelsea’s Audit Came Back Clean. The City Manager Asked to Sit Down With the Auditors Anyway
A clean opinion means the numbers are right, not that the auditors had nothing to say. The management letter is where the…
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John DePriest Ran Chelsea’s Planning for 32 Years, From Receivership to the Master Plan. He Retired This Summer
Thirty-two years, one office, and an honest answer at the 40R hearing: 'we are responding to a proposal the developer has shown…
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