Bill Text: MA S641 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to density of affordable housing projects.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 9/15 at 10:30 AM in Gardner Auditorium [S641 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S641-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Robert L. Hedlund
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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 density of affordable housing projects.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Robert L. Hedlund |
Plymouth and Norfolk |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
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James Cantwell |
4th Plymouth |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to density of affordable housing projects.
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 21 of chapter 40B of the Massachusetts General laws is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
Applications may not contain a proposed project density that exceeds 4 times that allowed under existing zoning, or 8 units per acre, whichever is greater. This limit may be waived by the local board if the applicant agrees to a 10% cap on profits, or agrees to donate the equivalent amount of money to the host community to be used for the construction of additional low and moderate income housing units in the host community.
