HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 381 FILED ON: 1/10/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1165
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cleon H. Turner
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act to protect residential building lots.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Cleon H. Turner | 1st Barnstable |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 381 FILED ON: 1/10/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1165
By Mr. Turner of Dennis, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1165) of Cleon H. Turner relative to residential building lots. Housing. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act to protect residential building lots.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 6 of Chapter 40A of the General Laws shall be amended as follows:
SECTION 1: By deleting paragraph three and inserting in its place the following:
”Except for lots zoned for single and two family residential family use, a zoning ordinance or by-law may define and regulate nonconforming uses and structures abandoned or not used for a period of two years or more. “
SECTION 2: By adding at the beginning of the first line of paragraph 4 the following words:
“Notwithstanding the previous existence of any building or structure thereon,”
