Vernon Woodworth
Boston Zoning Board of Appeal case history, compiled from public City of Boston records.
Decided cases
45
Approved
40
Denied
5
Approval rate
88.9%
Context: the citywide approval rate across the same decided-case records is 87.6%; the average across attorneys with 3+ cases is 86.0%.
Wards active in
Case mix by relief type
A case can request multiple relief types, so rows overlap and do not sum to the case total.
| Relief type | Cases | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|
| Parking | 27 | 92.6% |
| Height | 20 | 100.0% |
| Conditional Use | 15 | 86.7% |
| FAR | 14 | 78.6% |
| Side Setback | 12 | 83.3% |
| Open Space | 11 | 81.8% |
| Front Setback | 10 | 80.0% |
| Rear Setback | 10 | 80.0% |
| Lot Area | 8 | 87.5% |
| Density | 3 | 66.7% |
Cases by year
| Year | Cases | Approved | Denied | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% |
Recent cases
APPROVEDBOA-1740969Ward 162026
APPROVEDBOA-1704664Ward 112025
APPROVED20R Hamilton StreetBOA1681973Ward 152025
APPROVED79 Seattle StreetBOA1709354Ward 222025
APPROVED65 Seattle StreetBOA1709357Ward 222025
APPROVED34 Dewey StreetBOA1631601Ward 132025
APPROVED32 Dewey StreetBOA1631598Ward 132025
APPROVED20 Hamilton StreetBOA1690038Ward 152025
APPROVED78-80A Salem StreetBOA-1704660Ward 112025
APPROVED154 Brook Farm RoadBOA1628644Ward 202024
Compiled from public City of Boston ZBA records; approval rates are historical description, not a prediction or endorsement. Case counts reflect decided appeals where this name appears as the listed contact or representative; spelling and format variants are merged into one identity.