The Boston Planning Department unveiled new downtown zoning guidelines Thursday that would permit skyscrapers up to 700 feet tall in the Financial District.

Latest zoning proposal once again disregards community feedback and now calls for 700-foot towers in historic area of Downtown Boston

After the City of Boston Planning Department announced an updated draft of its new zoning amendments Jan. 15, Boston residents and organizations urged for an extended public comment period and voiced concerns.

Amid furor among many downtown residents, Boston officials will delay a zoning proposal that would allow for 500-foot skyscrapers along Washington Street in Downtown Crossing.

The move is the latest twist in a years-long process to rezone the neighborhood at the core of downtown, and one that crystallizes the clashing political and practical realities of Mayor Michelle Wu’s promises to both honor community-led planning and build enough to tackle Boston’s massive housing shortage.

Downtown Boston residents upbraided city officials on Wednesday over a zoning proposal that would allow more high-rises along Washington Street, with many arguing against new towers in that part of the neighborhood and accusing the city of rushing the measure toward approval.