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The goal of the Affordable Housing Law (Chapter 40B) is to make at least 10% of every Massachusetts's community's housing stock affordable for moderate income households. As of June 30, 2011, 39 communities had met that goal. Details are available on the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Subsidized Housing Inventory.
These incentives, like Chapter 40B, continue to be successful. But again, it’s not enough. The latest response from the Commonwealth to the growing housing crisis is MBTA Zoning.
June 25, 2024 at 12:01 PM. MARSHFIELD − The town is likely to write a letter to the state Department of Environmental Protection asking for input on a proposed Chapter 40B project, the town ...
Some residents who spoke out against the proposal conflated the MBTA Communities Act with Chapter 40B, another state law that allows developers to bypass some local laws if a town’s affordable ...
In 1969, Massachusetts passed the Low and Moderate Income Housing Act, which created that state's builder's remedy. Referred to as "Chapter 40B", this law entitles developers of low-income housing to an expedited review period before any local zoning authorities.
Inclusionary zoning (IZ) is municipal and county planning ordinances that require or provide incentives when a given percentage of units in a new housing development be affordable by people with low to moderate incomes. Such housing is known as inclusionary housing. The term inclusionary zoning indicates that these ordinances seek to counter ...
A group of citizens have put a proposed 40B development on Marshfield's special town meeting warrant over water quality concerns. Proposed affordable housing project heads to Marshfield's special ...
Affordable Housing Now-Yes on 2 is the main campaign for the measure. Bigger Not Better; Arguments. Massachusetts has become the 3rd most expensive state in the country! Chapter 40B, has been in place for more than 40 years and is directly responsible for our lack of affordability. Opposition Opponents