Massachusetts S962 promotes affordable housing by streamlining subdivision approvals and reducing zoning restrictions.
Massachusetts S962 aims to facilitate the development of affordable housing by amending zoning laws and subdivision regulations. The bill introduces the concept of "Missing-Middle Housing Subdivision" to encourage the creation of duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, and townhomes. It mandates that planning boards approve such subdivisions without public hearings if certain criteria are met. The bill also eliminates minimum parking requirements for new residential developments and prohibits zoning ordinances from imposing minimum lot size requirements.
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