{"AmendmentNumber":"145","ParentBillNumber":"S3178","Bill":null,"Sponsor":{"Id":"JBL0","Name":"Joan B. Lovely","Type":1,"Details":"https://malegislature.gov/api/GeneralCourts/194/LegislativeMembers/JBL0","ResponseDate":"2026-07-20T09:47:20.247"},"Category":null,"Action":"Rejected","RollCall":[],"Title":"Objective Site Plan Review for Duplexes","Branch":"Senate","RedraftNumber":null,"IsFurther":false,"GeneralCourtNumber":194,"Text":"Ms. Lovely moves that the proposed new text be amended in section 43, by inserting after the word “occupancy”, in line 508, the following words:- “Site plan review of a duplex shall be limited to the application of clear, objective and generally applicable standards contained in the zoning ordinance or by-law on the date a complete application is filed. Site plan review shall not require a special permit, variance or other discretionary zoning approval and shall not be denied if the proposed duplex complies with such objective standards. Conditions shall be limited to those necessary to achieve compliance with an express zoning requirement and shall not regulate matters within the exclusive jurisdiction of another federal, state or local permitting authority.\"\r\n"}