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Under Chapter 40B, in any municipality where none of the three statutory minima identified by the State are met for the amount of affordable housing that exists in the community, a developer can build more densely than the municipal zoning bylaws would permit, allowing more units per acre of land when building a new development, if at least 25% (or 20% in certain cases [4]) of the new units ...
Hingham is a “commuter rail” community and had to create zoning for at least 1,490 multifamily housing units, which is 15% of the 9,930 total housing units in town.
Changing zoning laws to allow multi-unit properties could open up many cities’ housing supply and create more housing affordability, but in much of the country, progress is slow-going. While ...
Hingham is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Hingham in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,650 at the 2010 census. [2]
It is unclear if the city of Boston is exempt from the Dover Amendment. The Boston Globe has referred to an exemption for the city on occasion. The Massachusetts General Court approved exemptions for the City of Cambridge (Acts of 1979, Chap. 565 and Acts of 1980, Chap. 387) allowing it to regulate educational and religious uses of property, which Cambridge then incorporated into its zoning laws.
Weymouth zoning bylaws outline the five criteria a project must meet to earn a special permit: The site has to be an appropriate location; the use will not be detrimental to the character of the ...
In recent years, communities in Massachusetts have adopted resource protection zoning (RPZ) as a tool to protect natural resources and open space.RPZ, which was originally passed in Shutesbury, Massachusetts in spring 2008, includes elements of conservation subdivision regulations and cluster development bylaws, to regulate new subdivisions of land in a manner that maximizes the protection of ...
Hingham (/ ˈ h ɪ ŋ ə m / HING-əm) is a humble hamlet in northern Plymouth County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Part of the Greater Boston region, it is located on the South Shore of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 24,284. [5] Hingham is known for its colonial history and location on Boston Harbor.