HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5072        FILED ON: 5/3/2022

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4789

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Daniel J. Ryan and Sal N. DiDomenico

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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 authorizing the creation of a linkage fee for development in the city of Chelsea.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

5/3/2022

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

5/5/2022

Jessica Ann Giannino

16th Suffolk

5/4/2022


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5072        FILED ON: 5/3/2022

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4789

By Representative Ryan of Boston and Senator DiDomenico, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4789) of Daniel J. Ryan, Sal N. DiDomenico and Jessica Ann Giannino (with the approval of the city council) that the city of Chelsea be authorized to create a linkage fee for development in said city.  Municipalities and Regional Government.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act authorizing the creation of a linkage fee for development in the city of Chelsea.

 

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 City of Chelsea may, by Ordinance, require the payment of linkage fees from the developer of any commercial or industrial project, any mixed-use project with a commercial or industrial component, and any residential project that creates any residential units, provided that the linkage fees for such project are dedicated to the Community Impact Linkage Fee Fund described in Section 2 below.

SECTION 2.  The City of Chelsea may establish a separate fund to be known as the Community Impact Linkage Fee Fund, which shall be kept separate and apart from all other monies of the City by the City Treasurer and into which shall be deposited linkage fees received by the City pursuant to Section 1 above.  The funds in this Community Impact Linkage Fee Fund may be expended by the City upon recommendation from the City Manager and majority vote of the City Council, but solely for the creation or maintenance of affordable housing, the support of social services within the City, workforce development, job creation and education, youth recreational activities and, provided they appear in an annual Five Year Capital Improvement Plan approved by the City Council, public space enhancements, traffic and transportation improvements and capital construction projects. 

This act shall take effect upon passage.