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Massachusetts: Smart Growth Zoning and Housing Statutes

It is the purpose of this chapter to encourage smart growth and increased housing production in Massachusetts. Smart growth is a principle of land development that emphasizes mixing land uses, increases the availability of affordable housing by creating a range of housing opportunities in neighborhoods, takes advantage of compact design, fosters distinctive and attractive communities, preserves open space, farmland, natural beauty and critical environmental areas, strengthens existing communities, provides a variety of transportation choices, makes development decisions predictable, fair and cost effective and encourages community and stakeholder collaboration in development decisions.

Downloadable Documents
Authority Type
Statutes and Ordinances
State
Massachusetts
Level of Government
State
Law Type
State Laws
Keywords
Land Use Planning, Smart Growth / Growth Management
Citation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 40R §§1-14 (2010).

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