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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40R, § 3 · Smart growth zoning districts and starter home zoning districts
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40R, § 4 · Letter of eligibility
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40R, § 5 · Information in application for determination of eligibility
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40R, § 6 · Minimum requirements for smart growth zoning district or starter home zoning district
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40R, § 7 · Certificate of compliance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40R, § 8 · Comprehensive housing plan
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40R, § 9 · Payments from trust fund or other funds; density bonus payment; use of discretionary funds
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40R, § 10 · Adoption of design standards
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40R, § 11 · Application for approval of projects; approval; review; complaint; bond; jurisdiction and priority; validity and effect of project approval
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40R, § 12 · Administration, review, and reporting
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40R, § 13 · Existing zoning district
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40R, § 14 · Repayment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40S, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40S, § 2 · Amount of smart growth school cost reimbursement; addition to districts' required net school spending
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40S, § 3 · Smart growth address list; duties of reporting officer; assessor's list; calculation of reimbursement amount; regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40S, § 4 · Annual report on cost and effectiveness of reimbursement program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40T, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40T, § 2 · Notice requirements for termination of affordability restriction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40T, § 3 · Purchase option for publicly-assisted housing by department
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40T, § 4 · Sale of publicly assisted housing to third party by purchase contract; submission to department; contents; time for completion of sale
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40T, § 5 · Applicability of Sec. 16 of chapter 30B
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40T, § 6 · Exemptions; requests
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40T, § 7 · Rent increases for protected low-income tenants after termination
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40T, § 8 · Regulatory agreements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40T, § 9 · Certificate of compliance; request; time for issuance; filing requirements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40T, § 10 · Applicability
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, § 2 · Effective date of chapter in municipality
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, § 3 · Procedures for payment of municipal fines; power to revoke or rescind
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, § 4 · Procedures for payment of fines determined by majority vote
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, § 5 · Sidewalk snow and ice removal; penalties for non-compliance; standards for clearance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, § 6 · Municipal hearing officer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, § 7 · Administrative disposition of noncriminal violations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, § 8 · Violation notices
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, § 9 · Affixing of violation tags
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, § 10 · Retention and delivery of violation notice copies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, § 11 · Schedule of fines for violations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, § 12 · Return of notice of violation; payment; request for hearing; additional charges for non-payment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, § 13 · Challenge to validity of violation notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, § 14 · Written request for hearing; time and location of hearing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, § 15 · Appeal of decision of municipal hearing officer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, § 16 · Effect of failure to pay, request hearing or appear
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, § 17 · Payments of fines, penalties or assessments to the general fund of municipality
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40U, § 18 · Local ordinances and by-laws superseded
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40V, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40V, § 2 · Designation of gateway municipality as an HD Zone; contents of application
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40V, § 3 · Approval of application for tax exemption for housing development project under Sec. 59 of chapter 59
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40V, § 4 · Criteria for eligibility to be a certified housing project; approval of certified housing development project designation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40V, § 5 · Award of tax credits to sponsor of a certified project
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40X, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40X, § 2 · Rights and powers of management entity of approved tourism destination marketing district
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40X, § 3 · Procedures for organization of a tourism destination marketing district; lead jurisdiction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40X, § 4 · Public hearing and notice; declaration of organization of tourism destination marketing district; participation; renewal; discontinuation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40X, § 5 · Management entity; tourism destination marketing district committee
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40X, § 6 · Consideration of all lodging businesses in special assessment methodology
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40X, § 7 · Special assessment; other funding sources
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40X, § 8 · Payment, collection and use of special assessment; annual audit
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40X, § 9 · Amendment to tourism destination marketing district plan; public hearing and notice; amendment of district boundaries
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40X, § 10 · Disestablishment or dissolution of tourism destination marketing district
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40X, § 11 · Limitation on action contesting validity of assessment; time for perfecting appeal; disputes
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40Y, § 1 · Definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40Y, § 2 · Adoption of starter home zoning district; request for preliminary determination of eligibility; final approval; notice of amendment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40Y, § 3 · Minimum requirements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40Y, § 4 · Preservation of open space; local historic districts; design standards; site plan review
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40Y, § 5 · Reporting
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40Y, § 6 · Zoning incentive payment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40Y, § 7 · Revocation of approval
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40Y, § 8 · Regulations and enforcement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 1 · Town officers to be elected; tenure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 1A · District defined
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 1B · Appointed town offices and boards; acceptance by voters
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 2 · Establishment of new board or office; effect; increase or decrease in board membership or number of officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 3 · City officers; powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 4 · Penalty for failure to choose selectmen or assessors
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 4A · Members of town and district boards eligible to hold other offices; salary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 5 · Voting list; use
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 6 · Use of official ballots; towns authorized to provide for
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 7 · Use of official ballot; determination of extent
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 8 · Handling of ballots
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 9 · Handling of ballots after tabulation; sealing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 10 · Failure to elect; procedure to fill vacancy; notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 11 · Appointment to fill vacancy in town office
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 12 · City clerks; tenure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 13 · Bond of town clerk
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 13A · Bond of city clerk
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 13B · Renewal of licenses and permits; delegation of authority
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 14 · Temporary clerk
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 15 · Town clerks; powers and duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 15A · Certification of appropriations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 16 · Oaths of town officers; return of certificate
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 17 · Filing of city contracts; penalty for noncompliance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 18 · Assistant city clerk
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 18A · Records of city clerk; attestation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 18B · Facsimile signatures of city clerk or assistant city clerk
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 19 · Assistant town clerks; powers and duties; compensation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 19A · Certificate of appointment or election of clerk; filing requirements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 19B · City and town clerks; tenure of office
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 19C · Acceptance of Sec. 19B; procedure; petition
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 19D · Removal or suspension of clerk having permanent tenure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 41, § 19E · Procedure for filling vacancy following death or removal of clerk having permanent tenure