Bill > H3940

This bill aims to provide a buffer for manufactured home communities by amending the Massachusetts General Laws to require MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) communities to have a zoning ordinance or by-law that allows for at least one district of reasonable size, with a minimum gross density of 15 units per acre, where multi-family housing is permitted as of right. The district must be located not more than 0.5 miles from a commuter rail, subway, ferry, or bus station, and more than 0.2 miles from a manufactured home community. This is intended to ensure that MBTA communities have zoning in place to support the development of multi-family housing, while also protecting existing manufactured home communities from being in close proximity to such development.

Government Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H3940