MA S794

Bill

Facilitating site plan review

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
12/23/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to facilitate site plan review. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill seeks to facilitate site plan review in municipalities in Massachusetts. It amends Chapter 40A of the General Laws to add a new Section 7A that allows municipalities to adopt local ordinances or bylaws requiring site plan review and approval before a building permit is granted. The bill outlines the submission, review, and approval process for site plan applications, including time limits, vote requirements, and conditions that can be imposed. It also provides for a process to appeal site plan decisions through civil actions. The provisions of this bill will not take effect for one year in municipalities that already have a site plan review process in place, to allow them time to adapt to the new requirements.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (2)

Diana Dizoglio (D), Becca Rausch (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 12/23/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S794

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S794
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S794.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1765	To prevent nonprofit institutions from avoiding wetlands or natural resource protections under the so-called Dover Amendment	Accompanied a study order, see H5127	Similar To
H1766	Exempting very small communities from certain applications of the so-called Dover Amendment	Accompanied a study order, see H5127	Similar To
H1784	Relative to methadone clinic zoning	Accompanied a study order, see H5127	Similar To
H1798	To establish commonsense permitting reforms for businesses and landowners	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H180	Regarding municipal master plans	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
H1814	Relative to changes to publication of by-laws	Accompanied a study order, see H5127	Similar To
H187	Improving housing opportunities and the Massachusetts economy	Accompanied a study order, see H5052	Similar To
H3883	Facilitating local approval of inclusionary zoning	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3931	Requiring zoning for multifamily housing near transit	Accompanied a study order, see H4546	Similar To
S2369	Relative to the terms for members of the city of Somerville's Zoning Board of Appeals	Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
S94	To promote livable communities and zoning reform act	Accompanied a study order, see S2533	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1765

To prevent nonprofit institutions from avoiding wetlands or natural resource protections under the so-called Dover Amendment

Accompanied a study order, see H5127

Similar To

H1766

Exempting very small communities from certain applications of the so-called Dover Amendment

Accompanied a study order, see H5127

Similar To

H1784

Relative to methadone clinic zoning

Accompanied a study order, see H5127

Similar To

H1798

To establish commonsense permitting reforms for businesses and landowners

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H180

Regarding municipal master plans

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

Similar To

H1814

Relative to changes to publication of by-laws

Accompanied a study order, see H5127

Similar To

H187

Improving housing opportunities and the Massachusetts economy

Accompanied a study order, see H5052

Similar To

H3883

Facilitating local approval of inclusionary zoning

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H3931

Requiring zoning for multifamily housing near transit

Accompanied a study order, see H4546

Similar To

S2369

Relative to the terms for members of the city of Somerville's Zoning Board of Appeals

Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

S94

To promote livable communities and zoning reform act

Accompanied a study order, see S2533

Similar To

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