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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1737 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1514 |
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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 | | James K. Hawkins |
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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 providing a buffer for manufactured home communities. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol1/15/2025Colleen M. Garry36th Middlesex2/14/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1737 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1514 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Hawkins of Attleboro, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1514) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | James K. Hawkins and Colleen M. Garry relative to zoning ordinances in MBTA communities. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Housing. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3940 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act providing a buffer for manufactured home communities. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Section 3A. |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2 1. Part 1, Title VII, Chapter 40A: Zoning, Section 3A: Definitions of Massachusetts |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 General Laws |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 2. “Section 3A. (a)(1) An MBTA community shall have a zoning ordinance or by-law |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 that provides for at least 1 district of reasonable size in which multi-family |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6 housing is permitted as of right; provided, however, that such multi-family |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 housing shall be without age restrictions and shall be suitable for families with |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8 children. For the purposes of this section, a district of reasonable size shall: (i) 2 of 2 |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9 have a minimum gross density of 15 units per acre, subject to any further |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10 limitations imposed by section 40 of chapter 131 and title 5 of the state |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11 environmental code established pursuant to section 13 of chapter 21A, and (ii) be |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12 located not more than 0.5 miles from a commuter rail station, subway station, |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13 ferry terminal or bus station, if applicable; and (iii) be located more than 0.2 |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14 miles from a ‘Manufactured home’.” |
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