Amendment #735 to H4600

MBTA Communities Act – Zoning Appeal

Representatives Jones of North Reading, Ferguson of Holden, Frost of Auburn, Gifford of Wareham, Barrows of Mansfield and Smola of Warren move to amend the bill by adding the following section:

"SECTION X. Section 18 of chapter 358 of the acts of 2020 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: -

(d) The Department of Housing and Community Development shall develop and promulgate regulations to allow a municipality affected by the zoning provisions of this section to appeal for relief from such provisions based on one or more of the following:

1. The inability to meet the drinking water supply requirements necessary to support the housing units authorized by such provisions

2. The inability to meet the wastewater treatment requirements necessary to support such units

3. The inability of municipal transportation infrastructure to safely accommodate increased population attributable to housing development pursuant to such provisions

4. Any adverse environmental impacts attributable to the developments of housing units pursuant to such provisions.

5. Any adverse impacts on historical properties."

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #735 to H4600

MBTA Communities Act – Zoning Appeal