{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40c-9","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40C, § 9","heading":"Maintenance, repair or replacement.","body":"Section 9. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the ordinary maintenance, repair or replacement of any exterior architectural feature within an historic district which does not involve a change in design, material, color or the outward appearance thereof, nor to prevent landscaping with plants, trees or shrubs, nor construed to prevent the meeting of requirements certified by a duly authorized public officer to be necessary for public safety because of an unsafe or dangerous condition, nor construed to prevent any construction or alteration under a permit duly issued prior to the effective date of the applicable historic district ordinance or by-law.","path":["Part I","Title VII","Chapter 40C"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter40C/Section9","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:20:31Z","sha256":"10c2693c6c343745ae5134e75015515fabc4fca61c16291cab1856fd6546748d","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40c-8","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-40c-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}