Statutes/Regulations/Reference Materials

Statutes/Regulations/Reference Materials

STATUTE

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

REGULATIONS (STATE)

• 760 CMR 56.00 (Comprehensive Permit: Low or Moderate Income Housing)

http://www.mass.gov/hed/economic/eohed/dhcd/legal/regs/760 -cmr-56.html

GUIDELINES - DHCD

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

REGULATIONS (BOARD OF APPEALS/TOWN OF STONEHAM)

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

CHAPTER 40B – STATUTORY MINIMUM MATERIALS - STONEHAM

• General Land Area Minimum Analysis For The Town of Stoneham Conducted By The Metropolitan Area Planning Counsel (October 28, 2009) (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.
• DHCD Chapter 40B Subsidized Housing Inventory for Stoneham. 

 DESIGN REVIEW HANDBOOK

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

 HOUSING PRODUCTION PLANS

• Housing Production Plan/DHCD – Link to Website section:

http://www.mass.gov/hed/community/40b-plan/housing-production-plan.html

• Housing Production Plans – Guidelines (DHCD) (Updated May 2013)
• Certified Communities List By DHCD (Sept. 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.