Bill Text: MA H1227 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Further regulate certain restrictions on housing development or building permits under zoning ordinances in cities and towns
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 6/23 at 10:30 AM in Hearing Room A1 [H1227 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1227-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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To the
Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to authorize limited rate of growth controls and to promote housing production.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Viriato Manuel deMacedo |
1st Plymouth |
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Bradley H. Jones, Jr. |
20th Middlesex |
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George N. Peterson, Jr. |
9th Worcester |
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Elizabeth Poirier |
14th Bristol |
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Susan Williams Gifford |
2nd Plymouth |
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Bradford R. Hill |
4th Essex |
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Richard J. Ross |
9th Norfolk |
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Todd M. Smola |
1st Hampden |
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Robert S. Hargraves |
1st Middlesex |
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Daniel K. Webster |
6th Plymouth |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1262 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to authorize limited rate of growth controls and to
promote housing production.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court
assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 3 chapter 40A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following:--
No zoning ordinance or by-law adopted after January 1, 2011 shall regulate or restrict the rate of development or number of building permits or special permits or other forms of zoning or subdivision approval that may be issued by a municipality within a defined time period, unless the limitations placed on development are, in both their nature and extent, a reasonable response to specific tangible concerns identified in the zoning ordinance or by-law, and the zoning ordinance or by-law establishes a reasonable deadline for completing and implementing a strategic plan to address the specific identified concerns. No such rate of growth regulation or restriction or extension thereof shall be in place for longer than one year unless extended by a vote of a town meeting or a city council following receipt of a report and recommendation by the planning board based upon evidence substantiating the need for an extension of the temporary ordinance or by-law for one additional year.
