Bill > H3549

This bill aims to expand the designation of priority development sites by amending the existing Chapter 43D. Key provisions include: 1. Defining "community development plan" as a comprehensive, strategic plan for a city or town, covering areas such as new housing, economic development, infrastructure, transportation, climate change, and open space. 2. Allowing a property to receive a priority development site designation if it is approved by a town meeting, identified in a local comprehensive plan, housing needs assessment, economic development plan, or community development plan, or approved by a planning board or special permit granting authority. 3. Requiring the Secretaries of the Executive Office of Housing, Economic Development, and Energy and Environmental Affairs to develop and implement a two-year program to provide technical assistance and resources to cities and towns for the purpose of creating community development plans. The overall goal of the bill is to streamline the process for designating priority development sites and support the creation of comprehensive community development plans at the local level.