SECTION 1. In any city or town which accepts the provisions of this section, parcels of land located in a ‘Designated Port Area’ as defined under 301 C.M.R. 15, 310 C.M.R. 9, and designated by the office of coastal zone management, any development within a Designated Port Area, shall be subject to all municipal rules and regulations.
SECTION 2: Provided further that any project or development in the aforementioned area, including but not limited to ancillary facilities and non-water dependent uses, as defined by 310 C.M.R. 9, shall be subject to local review & approval. All applications for state level permits shall be contingent upon said project(s) or development(s) receiving local approval. Said project(s) or development(s) shall not be awarded permits at the state level without approval from the city or town which has accepted the provisions of this section.
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