Search Results Searched for: Resource Type is Laws Results 1 - 10 of 1335 Brownfields Revitalization Full Record Brownfield redevelopment in Massachusetts is regulated and overseen by the state under chapter twenty-one E, the “Massachusetts Oil and Hazardous Material Release Prevention Act.” Section (b)(3) of th... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... Aquifer Protection (Implied) via Conservation Commissions Full Record Chapter 40, § 8C grants conservation commissions implied regulatory authority to protect aquifers. It authorizes a city or town to establish a conservation commission for the promotion and developmen... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... Agricultural Land Protection Full Record This statute authorizes a city or town to establish a conservation commission for the promotion, development and protection of the natural resources of the city or town. Paragraph two below authorize... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... Agricultural Incentive Areas Full Record This statute authorizes a city or town to determine and designate agricultural land or land with horticultural use as agricultural incentive areas upon consultation with, and review by local and regio... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... Cluster Development – by Special Use Permit Full Record Section nine of chapter 40A authorizes zoning ordinances or by-laws to provide for special permits for uses that are in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the ordinance or bylaw, including... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... Conservation Commissions Full Record This statute grants conservation commissions regulatory authority over the use of flood plains. The statute authorizes a city or town to establish a conservation commission for the promotion and deve... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... Constitutional Rights and Objectives – Protection of the Natural Resources and the Environment Full Record This article declares the broad purpose and intent of the State to protect the state’s environment, including protection of wildlife, natural resources relating to air, land water, and recreational la... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... Conservation Restrictions (Conservation Easements) Full Record This statute grants the authority to “any governmental body” to acquire and hold conservation restrictions for purposes including conservation of land or water area. The restriction is subject to app... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... Environmental Joint Powers Agreements Full Record This statute authorizes public agencies, defined below and including cities and towns, to enter into “joint powers agreements” to advance the constitutional objectives of natural resource and environm... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... Affordable Housing Zoning – by Special Use Permit Full Record This statute authorizes the issuance of special permits authorizing increases in the permissible density of populations, provided that the applicant provide housing for persons of “low or moderate inc... http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents... Search time: 0.254 seconds Next 10 Results >>>		Browse Resources Advanced Search About Home User Name Password Sign up for an account.
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