AN ACT VALIDATING CERTAIN ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE TOWN OF HINGHAM RELATIVE TO CERTAIN ZONING BY-LAWS.
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. Notwithstanding the notice requirements of section 5 of chapter 40A of the General Laws, the hearings of the Hingham planning board held on April 10, 2000 with respect to amendments to the zoning by-laws of the town of Hingham and all actions taken by said town at the annual town meeting held on April 24, 2000 with respect to said amendments, as appearing in Articles 15, 30, and 31 of the warrant for said town meeting, are hereby ratified, validated and confirmed; provided, however, that nothing contained in this act shall exempt said town from any requirements to obtain approval of such amendments or by-laws by the attorney general.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.