HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 202 FILED ON: 1/12/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1876
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Timothy R. Whelan
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to protect residential building lots.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/12/2015 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 202 FILED ON: 1/12/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1876
By Mr. Whelan of Brewster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1876) of Timothy R. Whelan relative to residential building lots. Municipalities and Regional Government. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1165 OF 2013-2014.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)
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An Act to protect residential building lots.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 6 of Chapter 40A of the General Laws shall be amended as follows:
SECTION 1: By deleting paragraph three and inserting in its place the following:
”Except for lots zoned for single and two family residential family use, a zoning ordinance or by-law may define and regulate nonconforming uses and structures abandoned or not used for a period of two years or more. “
SECTION 2: By adding at the beginning of the first line of paragraph 4 the following words:
“Notwithstanding the previous existence of any building or structure thereon,”