MA S729

Bill

Relative to accessory dwelling units

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to accessory dwelling units. Housing.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing state law to prohibit municipalities from banning or requiring special permits for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in single-family residential zones on lots with at least 5,000 square feet or sufficient area to meet environmental code requirements, as long as the principal dwelling or the ADU is occupied by a person with disabilities or an elderly person. The bill sets guidelines for ADUs, such as size, number of bedrooms, and parking requirements, and allows for ADUs in trust-owned properties as long as a person with disabilities or an elderly person occupies part of the dwelling. The bill also defines key terms such as "person with disabilities" and "elderly".

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (18)

Jim Arciero (D), Ruth Balser (D), Michael Brady (D), Mike Connolly (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Paul Heroux (D), Kevin Honan (D), Mary Keefe (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), Mike Moore (D), James Murphy (D), Denise Provost (D), Tom Stanley (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2132 (on 07/31/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S729

(23 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S729
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S729.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H127	Promoting accessory dwelling units	No further action taken	Similar To
H3653	Financing the production and preservation of housing for low and moderate income residents	Accompanied a new draft, see H3925	Similar To
H3693	Relative to property tax exemptions for rental properties in the town of Lincoln deed restricted as affordable housing	Accompanied a new draft, see H4004	Similar To
H3701	Amending the act authorizing affordable housing convenants in the town of Nantucket	Accompanied a study order, see H4754	Similar To
H4075	To promote housing choices	Accompanied a new draft, see H4290	Similar To
H4981	Relative to local housing authority board member elections	No further action taken	Similar To
H662	Authorizing certain cities and towns to use the Community Preservation Fund for market rate housing	Accompanied a study order, see H4740	Similar To
H703	Relative to housing types considered affordable under Chapter 40B	Accompanied a study order, see H4791	Similar To
H704	To amend Section 21, Chapter 40B of the General Laws relative to Regional Planning	Accompanied a study order, see H4791	Similar To
H978	Relative to the geographical jurisdiction of the Housing Court Department	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1385	Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1611	Expanding the Brownfields tax credit to encourage affordable housing	Accompanied a new draft, see H3851	Similar To
S2035	To provide property tax exemptions for certain nonprofit senior housing in Boxford	Accompanied a new draft, see S2286	Similar To
S2130	Updating chapter 40R	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2131	Relative to housing production	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2132	Relative to accessory dwelling units	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S2344	Relative to manufactured housing communities	Reprinted as amended, see S2373	Similar To
S435	Relative to hunting near a dwelling	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S731	Relative to affordable housing in the town of Shrewsbury	Accompanied a study order, see S2404	Similar To
S750	Streamlining housing permitting	Accompanied a study order, see S2406	Similar To
S752	Providing for a moratorium on the issuance of comprehensive permits and establishing a special commission to investigate the use and effectiveness of the comprehensive permit law	Accompanied a study order, see S2404	Similar To
S94	Improving housing opportunities and the Massachusetts economy	Accompanied a study order, see S2361	Similar To
S948	Promoting rental housing stability	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H127

Promoting accessory dwelling units

No further action taken

Similar To

H3653

Financing the production and preservation of housing for low and moderate income residents

Accompanied a new draft, see H3925

Similar To

H3693

Relative to property tax exemptions for rental properties in the town of Lincoln deed restricted as affordable housing

Accompanied a new draft, see H4004

Similar To

H3701

Amending the act authorizing affordable housing convenants in the town of Nantucket

Accompanied a study order, see H4754

Similar To

H4075

To promote housing choices

Accompanied a new draft, see H4290

Similar To

H4981

Relative to local housing authority board member elections

No further action taken

Similar To

H662

Authorizing certain cities and towns to use the Community Preservation Fund for market rate housing

Accompanied a study order, see H4740

Similar To

H703

Relative to housing types considered affordable under Chapter 40B

Accompanied a study order, see H4791

Similar To

H704

To amend Section 21, Chapter 40B of the General Laws relative to Regional Planning

Accompanied a study order, see H4791

Similar To

H978

Relative to the geographical jurisdiction of the Housing Court Department

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S1385

Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission

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

Similar To

S1611

Expanding the Brownfields tax credit to encourage affordable housing

Accompanied a new draft, see H3851

Similar To

S2035

To provide property tax exemptions for certain nonprofit senior housing in Boxford

Accompanied a new draft, see S2286

Similar To

S2130

Updating chapter 40R

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

Similar To

S2131

Relative to housing production

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

Similar To

S2132

Relative to accessory dwelling units

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S2344

Relative to manufactured housing communities

Reprinted as amended, see S2373

Similar To

S435

Relative to hunting near a dwelling

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S731

Relative to affordable housing in the town of Shrewsbury

Accompanied a study order, see S2404

Similar To

S750

Streamlining housing permitting

Accompanied a study order, see S2406

Similar To

S752

Providing for a moratorium on the issuance of comprehensive permits and establishing a special commission to investigate the use and effectiveness of the comprehensive permit law

Accompanied a study order, see S2404

Similar To

S94

Improving housing opportunities and the Massachusetts economy

Accompanied a study order, see S2361

Similar To

S948

Promoting rental housing stability

Accompanied a study order, see S2313

Similar To

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