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The Comprehensive Permit Act [1] is a Massachusetts law which allows developers of affordable housing to override certain aspects of municipal zoning bylaws and other requirements. It consists of Massachusetts General Laws (M.G.L.) Chapter 40B, Sections 20 through 23, along with associated regulations issued and administered by the ...
All municipalities in the state of Massachusetts are subject to that state's General Laws Chapter 40B, which allows developers to bypass certain municipal zoning restrictions in those municipalities which have fewer than the statutorily defined 10% affordable housing units. Developers taking advantage of Chapter 40B must construct 20% ...
A friendly 40B means the developer of a state-approved 40B Comprehensive Permit project agrees to listen to the town officials' and residents' input concerning the development.
Aug. 13—PEABODY — Eight residents of the neighborhood surrounding the former J.B. Thomas Hospital are appealing a comprehensive permit granted last month for a planned 133-unit condo ...
In 1990, California amended the Housing Accountability Act (HAA, passed a decade before that) which created the state's builder's remedy process. Under the HAA, if a local municipality is not in compliance with California's housing development goals, developers are authorized to bypass that municipality's zoning laws so long as the new housing development contains at least 20% low-income ...
BOSTON – It could be months before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decides a case that could have ramifications for the towns bucking the state’s mandate for multifamily housing by ...
Under this statute, in municipalities with less than 10% affordable housing, a developer of affordable housing may seek waiver of local zoning and other requirements from the local zoning board of appeals, with review available from the state Housing Appeals Committee [100] if the waiver is denied. Similar laws are in place in other parts of ...
The Dover Amendment is the common name for Massachusetts General Law (MGL) Chapter 40A, Section 3. This law exempts agricultural, religious, and educational uses from certain zoning restrictions. By limiting what zoning requirements apply to land and structures that hold these uses, the Dover Amendment makes it easier for these uses to build ...