Bill Text: MA S770 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to affordable housing built near wetlands.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-27 - Public Hearing date 9/15 at 10:30 AM in Gardner Auditorium [S770 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S770-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mr. 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 affordable housing built near wetlands.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Mr. 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 affordable housing built near wetlands.
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 to build low and moderate income housing units using a comprehensive permit shall not be exempt from local bylaws and ordinances concerning building in or the disturbance of environmentally sensitive areas including, but not limited to, bordering vegetative wetlands, watersheds, scenic rivers, marshes, wildlife sanctuaries, and vernal pools. Compliance with these local bylaws and ordinances shall not be considered an uneconomic condition. Local boards shall have the sole discretion to waive these local bylaws and ordinances.
