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Under the state law, Milton had to approve zoning changes that allow the development of 2,471 units of multifamily housing, most within a half-mile of stations on the Mattapan trolley line.
Signed by former Gov. Charlie Baker in 2021, the law mandates municipalities to change their zoning to allow the construction of more multifamily housing in communities with access to public transit.
Milton is the only one of the 12 so-called "rapid transit" communities not to comply with the law, which requires the zoning to be in place but doesn't require the housing to be built. What grants ...
Zoning becomes an increasing legal force as it continues to expand in its geographical range through its introduction in other urban centres and use in larger political and geographical boundaries. Regional zoning was the next step in increased geographical size of areas under zoning laws.
Zoning is a law that divides a jurisdiction's land into districts, or zones, and limits how land in each district can be used. [1] [2] In the United States, zoning includes various land use laws enforced through the police power rights of state governments and local governments to exercise authority over privately owned real property.
By-law. A by-law ( bye-law, by (e)law, by (e) law ), also known in the United States as bylaws, is a set of rules or law established by an organization or community so as to regulate itself, as allowed or provided for by some higher authority. The higher authority, generally a legislature or some other government body, establishes the degree of ...
The Comprehensive Permit Act 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 Massachusetts ...
Milton voters will decide at a February special election whether to keep the MBTA Communities zoning plan adopted by town meeting last month.