HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3927        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2061

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Carlos González

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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 relative to the permitting and construction of accessory dwelling units.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/18/2023

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/20/2023

Carol A. Doherty

3rd Bristol

1/31/2023

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/16/2023

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

2/22/2023

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

2/22/2023

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/23/2023

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

2/23/2023

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

2/23/2023

Aaron L. Saunders

7th Hampden

2/27/2023

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

3/16/2023

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

4/3/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3927        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2061

By Representative González of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2061) of Carlos González and others relative to the permitting and construction of accessory dwelling units.  Municipalities and Regional Government.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to the permitting and construction of accessory dwelling units.

 

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. Section 3 of chapter 40A of the General Laws, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

No charter provision, zoning ordinance, by-law or any rule or regulation, in any city or town shall prohibit, or require a special permit for, permitting or construction by attaching to, constructing within, or constructing upon a single family residence, parcel or lot, that is occupied by the owner, an accessory dwelling unit as defined in section 1A.

SECTION 2. The fifth paragraph of section 5 of said chapter 40A, is hereby amended by striking out clauses (1) and (2) and inserting in place thereof the following 2 clauses:-

(1) an amendment to a zoning ordinance or by-law to allow any of the following as of right: (a) multifamily housing or mixed-use development in an eligible location; or (b) open-space residential development;

(2) an amendment to a zoning ordinance or by-law to allow by special permit: (a) multi-family housing or mixed-use development in an eligible location; (b) an increase in the permissible density of population or intensity of a particular use in a proposed multi-family or mixed use development pursuant to section 9; or (c) a diminution in the amount of parking required for residential or mixed-use development pursuant to section 9;.