HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 210        FILED ON: 1/10/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1314

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Aaron Vega

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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 resolve:

Resolve establishing a special commission to investigate and study relative to the application of building codes when existing structures in gateway cities are converted to a mixed-use development.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/10/2017

Eileen M. Donoghue

First Middlesex

2/3/2017

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

1/26/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/3/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 210        FILED ON: 1/10/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1314

By Mr. Vega of Holyoke, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No. 1314) of Aaron Vega and others for an investigation by a special commission (including members of the General Court) relative to the application of building codes when existing structures in gateway municipalities are converted to a mixed-use development.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2189 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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Resolve establishing a special commission to investigate and study relative to the application of building codes when existing structures in gateway cities are converted to a mixed-use development.

 

Resolved, There is hereby established a special commission to investigate and study relative to the application of building codes when existing structures in gateway cities are converted to a mixed-use development. The eleven member commission shall consist of: the Commissioner of Public Safety or his designee; 1 member of the Board of Building Regulations and Standard; 3 members who shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, including 1 member of the joint committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, and 1 member of the joint committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security; 3 members who shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, including 1 member of the joint committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, and1 member of the joint committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security; 3 members to be appointed by the Governor, 1 of whom shall be a member of the American Institute of Architects, 1 of whom shall be a member of the Massachusetts Building Commissioners and Inspectors Association, and 1 of whom shall be an developer with experience converting existing structures to mixed-use.

The commission shall investigate strategies to overcome obstacles in existing building codes when converting existing structures to a mixed-use development, while maintaining adequate access and public safety, and shall submit a report containing its findings and recommendations to the joint committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies, and the joint committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, and to the House and Senate Chairs of the Gateway City Caucus by July 1, 2018.