The state on Thursday gave more flexibility to cities and towns required to have at least one zone in which denser, multi-family housing is permitted, but also expanded the list of state grant opportunities that can be denied to any town that does not comply with the law meant to spur badly-needed housing production. An law signed in January 2021…
There are 177 cities and towns that are considered"MBTA communities" and are subject to the law's requirements because they either host MBTA service or are adjacent to a town that doesThe state on Thursday gave more flexibility to cities and towns required to have at least one zone in which denser, multi-family housing is permitted, but also expanded the list of state grant opportunities that can be denied to any town that does not comply with the law meant to spur badly-needed...
Augustus's office said it will now take into consideration the existence and impact of"mixed-use" zoning that requires ground floor commercial uses in buildings that also allow residential units as of right on other floors.
Massachusetts trails 40 other states when it comes to increasing its housing stock, having authorized 5.9 new units of housing per 1,000 existing units in 2022. Afrom Construction Coverage said that was about half the national rate of 11.7 new units per 1,000 existing units. There are 177 cities and towns that are considered"MBTA communities" and are subject to the law's requirements because they either host MBTA service or are adjacent to a town that does. Currently, 176 of those municipalities are in compliance, the Healey administration said. The one non-compliant town is Holden, according to, and the Worcester suburb is being sued by the Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance for its refusal to comply with the law.
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