Legal Opinion
Zoning Board of Appeals of Amesbury v. Housing Appeals Committee
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 3, 2010No. SJC-10637PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
This case raises two related questions of statutory authority under the comprehensive permit act, G. L. c. 40B, §§ 20-23 (act): what is the scope of a local zoning board’s authority under c. 40B, § 21 (§ 21), to impose conditions on the issuance of a comprehensive permit to construct low or moderate income housing; and what is the extent of authority vested in the Housing Appeals Committee (HAC) of the Department of Housing and Community Development (department) under c. 40B, § 23 (§ 23), to review any conditions that have been imposed? The questions arise in the context of the present appeal…
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