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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 950 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1448 |
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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 variances. |
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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. 950 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1448 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Keenan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1448) of John F. Keenan for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation relative to variances. Municipalities and Regional Government. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 21 | 21 | | _______________ |
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| 22 | 22 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 23 | 23 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | An Act relative to variances. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 27 | 27 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1 Section 10 of chapter 40A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, |
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| 29 | 29 | | 2is hereby amended by striking out the third paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following |
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| 30 | 30 | | 3paragraph:– |
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| 31 | 31 | | 4 If the rights authorized by a variance are not exercised within one year of the date of |
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| 32 | 32 | | 5grant of such variance, which shall not include such time required to pursue or await the |
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| 33 | 33 | | 6determination of an appeal referred to in section seventeen, such rights shall lapse; provided, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 7however, that the permit granting authority in its discretion and upon written application by the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 8grantee of such rights may extend the time for exercise of such rights for a period not to exceed |
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| 36 | 36 | | 9six months; and provided, further, that the application for such extension is filed with such |
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| 37 | 37 | | 10permit granting authority prior to the expiration of such one-year period. If the permit granting |
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| 38 | 38 | | 11authority does not grant such extension within thirty days of the date of application therefor, and |
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| 39 | 39 | | 12upon the expiration of the original one-year period, such rights may be reestablished only after |
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| 40 | 40 | | 13notice and a new hearing pursuant to the provisions of this section. |
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