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Brockton resident Od Teixeira plans to take full advantage of a new state law that requires cities and towns to allow accessory dwelling units by building his mother an ADU in his backyard at 125 ...
Once the zoning is finalized, specific projects would be brought back to city regulators for approval under Brockton's "site plan review" process, a lawyer for the developer said.
The zoning board approved a 30-foot-tall sign. Dubrule said such signs help drivers see that there's a McDonald's nearby so they have time to slow down and make the turn.
Even before the 1966 amendment, the laws regulating municipal powers had been very broadly construed, and there is a long-standing tradition of local autonomy. The Zoning Act [11] grants substantial zoning powers to municipalities. The Massachusetts Subdivision Control Law [12] also concerns land use regulation.
A planning and zoning commission is a local elected or appointed government board charged with recommending to the local town or city council the boundaries of the various original zoning districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein and any proposed amendments thereto. In addition, the Planning and Zoning Commission collects ...
Brooke Courthouse in Boston houses the Administrative Office of the Housing Court Department and is home to the Boston Housing Court. The Massachusetts Housing Court (also known as the Housing Court Department of the Trial Court) is a trial court in Massachusetts that hears eviction cases, small claims cases, and civil actions involving personal injury, property damage, breach of contract ...
Geoffrey Anatole, a developer whose Brockton projects include XLVII West Elm, speaks in favor of a different developer's plan to redevelop the old Brockton Fairgrounds at a public meeting at West ...
A Standard State Zoning Enabling Act" (SZEA) was a model law for U.S. states to enable zoning regulations in their jurisdictions. It was drafted by a committee of the Department of Commerce and first issued in 1922. This act was one of the foundational developments in land use planning in the United States.