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Massachusetts Governor Signs Mass Leads Act Promoting Clean Energy

Zoning and Permitting Changes and a New Soccer Stadium on the Horizon - On November 20, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed The Mass Leads Act promoting a clean energy grid, advancing equity, and protecting...more

Appeals Court Excuses City’s Notice-by-Mail Fail

Today the Appeals Court decided Markham v. Pittsfield Cellular Telephone Company (pdf), holding that the 90-day appeal period under M.G.L. c. 40A, § 17 for zoning appeals alleging procedural defects is not tolled where a...more

To Meet Zoning Frontage Requirement, “Linear Feet” Need Not be in a Straight Line

Earlier this month in Perry v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Hull (pdf), the Appeals Court considered whether only a straight line along a private way constitutes “frontage” under the local zoning bylaw....more

BREAKING: Mass. SJC Rules on Compatibility of Short-Term Rentals with Single-Family Zoning

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) today weighed in on the zoning permissibility of short-term rentals, a much-contested and important area of concern....more

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