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Massachusetts House Bill H4573 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4573
3	3	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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5	5	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, May 16, 2024.
6	6	The committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, to whom
7	7	were referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2016) of
8	8	James Arciero relative to wetlands ordinances in cities and towns; the
9	9	petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2020) of Bruce J. Ayers relative
10	10	to certain construction projects occurring in municipalities within 1,500
11	11	feet of a border of another municipality; the petition (accompanied by bill,
12	12	House, No. 2021) of Bruce J. Ayers relative to the building or rebuilding
13	13	of bridges on certain land that falls under the jurisdiction of more than one
14	14	municipality; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2026) of
15	15	Bruce J. Ayers relative to holding property owners accountable for
16	16	recurring municipal public nuisance complaints; the petition (accompanied
17	17	by bill, House, No. 2032) of John Barrett, III relative to the boundaries of
18	18	the Adams Fire District; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
19	19	2033) of David Biele and others relative to reimbursement of training
20	20	expenses for peace officers; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
21	21	2035) of Peter Capano relative to zoning restrictions for land or structures
22	22	for religious or educational purposes; the petition (accompanied by bill,
23	23	House, No. 2036) of Peter Capano for legislation to authorize
24	24	municipalities to establish foreclosure mediation programs; the petition
25	25	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2039) of Mike Connolly and others
26	26	relative to local approval of inclusionary zoning; the petition
27	27	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2041) of Josh S. Cutler and Mindy
28	28	Domb relative to municipal oversight of utility company vegetation
29	29	management; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2042) of Kip
30	30	A. Diggs relative to concurrent service for elected local officials; the
31	31	petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2043) of Kate Donaghue and
32	32	Michelle M. DuBois relative to the enforcement of municipal ordinances
33	33	and by-laws; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2044) of
34	34	Michelle M. DuBois relative to public hearing notifications for variances
35	35	from the terms of the certain zoning ordinances or by-laws; the petition
36	36	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2050) of Roberta Harback relative to 2 of 5
37	37	acceptance of the Massachusetts Community Preservation Act in cities
38	38	and towns; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2053) of
39	39	Carmine Lawrence Gentile, David Paul Linsky and James B. Eldridge (by
40	40	vote of the town) that the town of Wayland be authorized to hold annual
41	41	and special hybrid town meetings; the petition (accompanied by bill,
42	42	House, No. 2056) of Jessica Ann Giannino, Jeffrey Rosario Turco and
43	43	Michelle M. DuBois for legislation to further regulate the siting of solid
44	44	waste facilities; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2057) of
45	45	Jessica Ann Giannino and Jeffrey Rosario Turco relative to the licensing
46	46	of a third burner at the Wheelabrator facility in the town of Saugus; the
47	47	petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2060) of Carlos González, Bud
48	48	L. Williams and Orlando Ramos relative to authorizing cities and towns to
49	49	establish reduced maximum tow rates during certain declared
50	50	emergencies; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2061) of
51	51	Carlos González and others relative to the permitting and construction of
52	52	accessory dwelling units; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
53	53	2063) of Kevin G. Honan relative to municipal planning board regulations
54	54	governing the reconstruction of certain local roadways; the petition
55	55	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2065) of Kevin G. Honan relative to
56	56	subdivision dead end ways; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
57	57	2066) of Kevin G. Honan relative to the conveyance of municipal property
58	58	for the construction of mixed-use developments that include housing; the
59	59	petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2067) of Kevin G. Honan
60	60	relative to municipal permitting; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
61	61	No. 2068) of Kevin G. Honan relative to abutter appeals; the petition
62	62	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2069) of Steven S. Howitt relative to
63	63	property subdivision; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2070)
64	64	of Steven S. Howitt, Norman J. Orrall and Kelly W. Pease relative to
65	65	establishing a special commission to study the effects of unfunded
66	66	mandates on municipalities; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
67	67	2071) of Daniel J. Hunt for legislation to authorize municipalities to
68	68	enforce snow removal penalties for sidewalks abutting privately-owned
69	69	property near certain state roadways; the petition (accompanied by bill,
70	70	House, No. 2073) of Hannah Kane, James Arciero and others for
71	71	legislation to require that fiscal notes be attached to legislation providing
72	72	unfunded mandates on municipal governments; the petition (accompanied
73	73	by bill, House, No. 2079) of Marc T. Lombardo for legislation to prohibit
74	74	cities or towns from failing to enforce federal immigration laws by
75	75	designating themselves as sanctuary cities and to withhold unrestricted
76	76	general government aid to cities and towns for non-compliance; the 3 of 5
77	77	petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2080) of Joseph D. McKenna
78	78	relative to municipalities that own land that is located within the
79	79	geographical bounds of another municipality; the petition (accompanied
80	80	by bill, House, No. 2085) of Fred Mills relative to the sale of foreclosed
81	81	residential property to certain cities and towns; the petition (accompanied
82	82	by bill, House, No. 2088) of Mathew J. Muratore and others relative to
83	83	zoning restrictions for solar systems; the petition (accompanied by bill,
84	84	House, No. 2090) of Brian W. Murray for legislation to improve parking
85	85	and pedestrian safety; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2091)
86	86	of Tram T. Nguyen relative to providing for municipal meeting
87	87	postponement due to inclement weather; the petition (accompanied by bill,
88	88	House, No. 2101) of Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. (with the approval of the
89	89	mayor and city council) relative to outstanding fines, fees, penalties, or
90	90	costs related to the use of fireworks or pyrotechnics in the city of
91	91	Springfield; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2104) of David
92	92	M. Rogers, Vanna Howard and Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to
93	93	municipal natural resource protection bylaws or ordinances and the
94	94	preservation of wetlands and water resources in certain housing
95	95	applications; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2105) of
96	96	Jeffrey N. Roy relative to authorizing municipal use of the prudent
97	97	investor standards; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2106) of
98	98	Jeffrey N. Roy for legislation to improve parking and pedestrian safety
99	99	and for the creation of a pedestrian safety design advisory group
100	100	(including members of the General Court) to improve the safety of parking
101	101	lots and public spaces; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
102	102	2107) of Jeffrey N. Roy relative to the issuance of local permits for
103	103	building energy efficiency and decarbonization; the petition (accompanied
104	104	by bill, House, No. 2109) of Daniel J. Ryan for legislation to support the
105	105	equitable utilization of third party consultants in land use determinations;
106	106	the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2110) of Daniel J. Ryan
107	107	relative to the issuance of local permits for building energy efficiency and
108	108	decarbonization; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2114) of
109	109	Jeffrey Rosario Turco relative to accidental disability retirement for police
110	110	officers and firefighters; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
111	111	2116) of David T. Vieira relative to the maintenance of private roads,
112	112	beaches and amenities; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
113	113	2119) of Tommy Vitolo relative to parking permit fees charged by cities
114	114	and towns; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2120) of Thomas
115	115	P. Walsh for legislation to authorize cities and towns to establish ridgeline
116	116	and hillside protection district review boards; the petition (accompanied 4 of 5
117	117	by bill, House, No. 3552) of Kristin E. Kassner and Liz Miranda relative
118	118	to zoning voting thresholds; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
119	119	3603) of Vanna Howard relative to requiring the construction of protective
120	120	parking bollards and establishing a special commission (including
121	121	members of the General Court) on improving parking and pedestrian
122	122	safety; the joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3726) of Dylan
123	123	A. Fernandes and Julian Cyr (by vote of the town) that the town of Oak
124	124	Bluffs be authorized to further regulate the rental of mopeds and motor
125	125	scooters in said town; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3745)
126	126	of Christine P. Barber, Patricia D. Jehlen and Erika Uyterhoeven (with the
127	127	approval of the mayor and board of aldermen) that the city of Somerville
128	128	be authorized to impose municipal reviews on institutional master plans of
129	129	certain institutional facilities; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
130	130	No. 3776) of Christine P. Barber and Patricia D. Jehlen (with the approval
131	131	of the mayor and city council) that the city of Medford be authorized to
132	132	impose municipal reviews on institutional master plans of certain
133	133	institutional facilities in said city; the petition (accompanied by bill,
134	134	House, No. 3789) of Manny Cruz relative to authorizing municipalities to
135	135	waive certain fees for the use of municipal-owned land by non-profit and
136	136	charitable organizations; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
137	137	3790) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf for legislation to establish a
138	138	"Plan G" form of city government; the petition (accompanied by bill,
139	139	House, No. 3801) of Margaret R. Scarsdale for legislation to establish a
140	140	municipal building assistance program and building authority; the petition
141	141	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 3823) of Kristin E. Kassner, Kenneth I.
142	142	Gordon and Jeffrey Rosario Turco relative to travel mileage rate fees for
143	143	sheriffs, deputy sheriffs and constables; the petition (accompanied by bill,
144	144	House, No. 3889) of Joseph D. McKenna and Paul K. Frost (by vote of the
145	145	town) for legislation to authorize appointing authority of the Oxford police
146	146	department to the town manager in the town of Oxford; and the petition
147	147	(accompanied by bill, House, No. 3895) of Christopher Richard Flanagan
148	148	relative to authorizing redivision of merger lots in municipalities adopting
149	149	NetZero code, reports recommending that the accompanying order
150	150	(House, No. 4573) ought to be adopted [Representative Connolly of
151	151	Cambridge dissents].
152	152	For the committee,
153	153	CAROLE A. FIOLA. 5 of 5
154	154	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4573
155	155	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
156	156	House of Representatives, May 16, 2024.
157	157	1 Ordered, That the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government be authorized
158	158	2to sit during a recess of the General Court to make an investigation and study of House
159	159	3documents numbered 2016, 2020, 2021, 2026, 2032, 2033, 2035, 2036, 2039, 2041, 2042, 2043,
160	160	42044, 2050, 2053, 2056, 2057, 2060, 2061, 2063, 2065, 2066, 2067, 2068, 2069, 2070, 2071,
161	161	52073, 2079, 2080, 2085, 2088, 2090, 2091, 2101, 2104, 2105, 2106, 2107, 2109, 2110, 2114,
162	162	62116, 2119, 2120, 3552, 3603, 3726, 3745, 3776, 3789, 3790, 3801, 3823, 3889 and 3895,
163	163	7relative to parking and pedestrian safety, wetlands, municipal ordinances and other related
164	164	8matters.
165	165	9 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study
166	166	10and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
167	167	11recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
168	168	12on or before December 31, 2024.