Statutes / Regulations / Reference Materials

Statute

• M.G.L. c. 40B, secs. 20-23 (Comprehensive Permit Law) (PDF)

Regulations (State)

• 760 CMR 56 (Comprehensive Permit: Low or Moderate Income Housing)

Guidelines - Department of Housing & Community Development (DHCD)

• Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) - G.L. c.40B Comprehensive Permit Projects (Updated - May 2013) (PDF)

Regulations (Board of Appeals/Town of Stoneham)

• Comprehensive Permit Rules (Revised: June 27, 2013) (PDF)
• Review Fee for Outside Consultants (Revised: June 27, 2013) (PDF)

Chapter 40B - Statutory Minimum Materials - Stoneham

• DHCD Chapter 40B Subsidized Housing Inventory for Stoneham (PDF)
• General Land Area Minimum Analysis For The Town of Stoneham Conducted By The Metropolitan Area Planning Counsel (October 28, 2009) (PDF) (Issue as set out in Chapter 40B - whether "low or moderate income housing [a defined term] exists on sites comprising to begin an independent analysis of whether the Town meeting the 1.5% or more of the total land area zoned for residential, commercial or industrial use.

DESIGN REVIEW HANDBOOK

• Handbook: Approach To Chapter 40B Design Reviews (2011) (PDF) (Prepared for DHCD, MassDevelopment, Mass Housing, and Massachusetts Housing Partnership by The Cecil Group, Inc.)

HOUSING PRODUCTION PLANS

• Housing Production Plan/DHCD - Visit Website
• Housing Production Plans - Guidelines (DHCD) (Updated May 2013) (PDF)
• Certified Communities List By DHCD (PDF) Department of Housing and Community Development (September 2013; July 2013; December 2011; March 2011; March 2010; November 2009; March 2008; July 2007 and January 2007.
• Housing Production Plan Maps - May 2013; November 2012 and December 2011 (PDF)