Voter Registration Form
 There is no web site that permits actual on-line voter registration. However,  if you go to the following  site and type in your name and address, the city will mail you a blank form you can send in:
Voter Registration Form  

CITY AND STATE AGENCIES:  

City of Boston
http://www.cityofboston.gov
The main web site for Boston city government. With enough patience you can find all the city departments.

 
Back Bay Architectural Commission
 http://www.ci.boston.ma.us/environment/historic.asp
Must approve any exterior changes (even repair work) on historic buildings in
the Back Bay Architectural District.
 
Back Bay Architectural Guidelines
http://www.ci.boston.ma.us/environment/pdfs/backbayguidelines.pdf
The rules that govern decisions of the Architectural Commission.  

City Environment Department
  http://www.cityofboston.gov/environment 
      The parent body of Boston's historic districts, including
      the Back Bay Architectural District, the South End Landmark
      District, and the Historic Beacon Hill District.  This
      department also takes care of air pollution and noise.

Boston Groundwater Trust
  http://www.bostongroundwater.org
     A quasi-governmental group that reads wells
     and maps the extent of the low-water problem.  

Inspectional Services Department
  http://www.cityofboston.gov/isd 
     Issues building permits. Zoning change requests or
     new uses need to go first to ISD before proceeding
     to the Zoning Board of Appeal and (if necessary)
     the Back Bay Architectural Commission.  

Boston Licensing Board
  http://www.cityofboston.gov/licensing
      Issues restaurant (Common Victualler) licenses and liquor
      licenses.  

Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services
  http://www.cityofboston.gov/neighborhoods/ons.asp
     Can answer your questions about Boston city government
     and help with problems.  

Mike Ross's handy list of city numbers to call:
  http://www.mike-ross.com/06-04/help.html   

Department of Public Works
  http://www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/default.asp
     Roads, streets, garbage collection, street lights, snow removal.  

Boston Transportation Department
  http://www.cityofboston.gov/transportation
     Regulates traffic and parking. Issues parking tickets and
     Back Bay resident stickers. Does some planning and
     engineering as well.  

 State of Mass web site containing local Boston information

 Zoning Board of Appeal
      Building modifications and changes in use must go before
      this body unless they are permitted by the existing zoning.  

 Boston Zoning Code

 Boston Zoning Code and Enabling Act, Chapter 665 of the Acts, 1956
    (Enabling Act and each Article as PDF). Note Back Bay is considered
    Boston Proper or Downtown and there is no separate Neighborhood listing.

 Zoning Maps

 Boston Proper (includes Back Bay) Interim Overlay Map 1

 Mass General Laws, Chapter 40A (Zoning)

 Suffolk Law School: summary sources for Boston zoning

 Article 80 Development Review and Approval

 
ELECTED OFFICIALS:  

City Councillor Mike Ross
  http://www.mike-ross.com
     Mike is the local district councillor for the Back Bay.  

State Representative Marty Walz

   http://www.martywalz.com

   http://www.mass.gov/legis/member/mmw1.htm

     Represents Back Bay, Beacon Hill and the West End.  

State Senator Steven A.Tolman
  http://www.state.ma.us/legis/member/sat0.htm
     Represents part of the Back Bay.
  
State Senator Dianne Wilkerson
  http://www.state.ma.us/legis/member/d_w0.htm
     Represents another part of the Back Bay.  

Web site that tells who your elected officials are, and
 where your polling place is. (Just type in your address):
   http://www.wheredoivotema.com

 
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS:  

Bay Village Neighborhood Association
  http://www.bayvillage.net
     Our neighbors to the southeast.  

Beacon Hill Civic Association
  http://www.bhcivic.org
     Our neighbors to the east.  

Ellis Neighborhood Association
  http://www.ellisneighborhood.org
     Our neighbors to the south.