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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 737 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1300 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | John F. Keenan |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to the term of special permits. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :John F. KeenanNorfolk and Plymouth 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 737 FILED ON: 1/18/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1300 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Keenan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1300) of John F. Keenan relative to |
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| 19 | 19 | | the term of special permits under the zoning laws. Municipalities and Regional Government. |
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| 20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 21 | 21 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 2172 OF 2021-2022.] |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act relative to the term of special permits. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 9 of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the fifteenth paragraph and inserting in place |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3thereof the following paragraph:– |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4 Zoning ordinances or by-laws shall provide that a special permit granted under this |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5section shall lapse within a specified period of time, not less than 3 years from the date of filing |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6of such approval with the city or town clerk, which shall not include such time required to pursue |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7or await the determination of an appeal referred to in section seventeen, from the grant thereof, if |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8a substantial use thereof has not sooner commenced except for good cause, or in the cause of a |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9permit for construction, if construction has not begun by such date except for good cause. |
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