HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 826        FILED ON: 1/14/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1766

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Peter Capano

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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 exempting very small communities from certain applications of the so-called Dover Amendment.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Peter Capano

11th Essex

1/14/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 826        FILED ON: 1/14/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1766

By Mr. Capano of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1766) of Peter Capano relative to zoning restrictions for land or structures for religious or educational purposes in municipalities with fewer than two-and-a-half square miles in size.  Municipalities and Regional Government.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act exempting very small communities from certain applications of the so-called Dover Amendment.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. The General Court hereby finds and declares that the use of the so-called Dover amendment by nonprofit institutions in very small communities may impose undue economic, infrastructure and other burdens on those communities.  

SECTION 2. Section 3 of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “corporation”, in line 53, the following words:- in any municipality greater than two-and-a-half square miles in size.