Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H3776 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4217 FILED ON: 3/15/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3776
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Christine P. Barber
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9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act granting the City of Medford the authority to require the adoption of institutional master
13	13	plans subject to the review and approval by the municipality.
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15	15	PETITION OF:
16	16	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Christine P. Barber34th Middlesex3/15/2023Patricia D. JehlenSecond Middlesex3/29/2023 1 of 2
17	17	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4217 FILED ON: 3/15/2023
18	18	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3776
19	19	By Representative Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3776) of
20	20	Christine P. Barber and Patricia D. Jehlen (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that
21	21	the city of Medford be authorized to impose municipal reviews on institutional master plans of
22	22	certain institutional facilities in said city. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local
23	23	Approval Received.]
24	24	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
25	25	SEE HOUSE, NO. 4079 OF 2019-2020.]
26	26	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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28	28	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
29	29	(2023-2024)
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31	31	An Act granting the City of Medford the authority to require the adoption of institutional master
32	32	plans subject to the review and approval by the municipality.
33	33	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
34	34	of the same, as follows:
35	35	1 Be it hereby resolved that the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts enact
36	36	2this Home Rule Petition to allow the City of Medford the authority to require the adoption of
37	37	3institutional master plans subject to the review and approval by the municipality provided, that
38	38	4the Legislature may reasonably vary the form and substance of the requested legislation within
39	39	5the scope of the general public objectives of this petition.
40	40	6 Section 1. The purpose of this legislation is to promote and facilitate the coordinated and
41	41	7predictable development of larger-scale institutional facilities. The legislation permits the City
42	42	8to require the adoption of an institutional master plan, as described below in Section 2. An 2 of 2
43	43	9institutional master plan is a land-use and development plan for all land owned or used by an
44	44	10institution within a community, that identifies growth and development over a number of years,
45	45	11or in several phases. The master plan provides a tool to assure the community that strategies and
46	46	12development impacts are addressed through the review and adoption of the plan, while providing
47	47	13predictable outcomes for any planned growth of the institution.
48	48	14 Section 2. Notwithstanding G. L. c. 40A, § 3 or other applicable law, the City of
49	49	15Medford is hereby authorized to adopt local legislation imposing institutional master plan review
50	50	16to regulate the use of land or structures for land owned, leased or otherwise occupied by
51	51	17hospitals, health care institutions, colleges, universities, and non-profit educational corporations.
52	52	18 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon passage.