General Laws of Massachusetts - Chapter 43D Expedited Permitting

• Massachusetts General Laws - Acceptance of chapter - Chapter 43D, Section 1
  Notwithstanding any general or special law, charter provision, by-law or ordinance to the contrary this chapter shall apply upon its acceptance by a city or
• Massachusetts General Laws - Repealed, 2006, 205, Sec. 11 - Chapter 43D, Section 1A
  Repealed, 2006, 205, Sec.
• Massachusetts General Laws - Definitions - Chapter 43D, Section 2
  As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:— “Governing body”, in a city having...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Formal proposal for designation as priority development site; technical assistance grants - Chapter 43D, Section 3
  (a) For a property to receive a designation as a priority development site, the governing body, after approval by a town meeting in a town,...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Rules and regulations on permit issuance - Chapter 43D, Section 4
  Within 120 days of the acceptance of this chapter the governing body shall implement the following: (a) appoint a single point of contact to serve...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Priority development permits; review and final decision - Chapter 43D, Section 5
  (a) Priority development permit reviews and final decisions shall be completed within 180 days subject to the extension herein. The time period shall begin the...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Informal procedure for advisory review; fee - Chapter 43D, Section 6
  (a) In accordance with this chapter, the governing body may establish an informal procedure to allow permit applicants to obtain advisory review by a technical...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Time for final actions - Chapter 43D, Section 7
  Failure by any issuing authority to take final action on a permit or approval within the 180-day period or extended time, if applicable, shall be...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Grounds for denial of grant - Chapter 43D, Section 8
  The grant shall not occur where: (1) the governing body has made a timely determination that the application is not complete in accordance with its...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Waiver or extension of time period - Chapter 43D, Section 9
  The 180 day time period may be waived or extended for good cause upon written request of the applicant with the consent of the governing...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Administrative appeals; time for filing; final written decision - Chapter 43D, Section 10
  (a) Appeals from issuing authority decisions or from a grant by operation of law shall be filed within 20 days after the last individual permitting...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Transfer of permits; renewals; modification; expiration - Chapter 43D, Section 11
  (a) Permits shall not transfer automatically to successors in title, unless the permit expressly allows the transfer without the approval of the issuing authority. (b)...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Benefits of priority development sites - Chapter 43D, Section 12
  Section 12.  A priority development site shall be eligible for the following:— (a) priority consideration for community development action grants, and public works economic development grants;...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Technical assistance funding - Chapter 43D, Section 13
  (a) Technical assistance funding is intended to be a one-time grant to municipality, if the municipality has adopted expedited permitting as provided in sections 3...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Time for required reviews - Chapter 43D, Section 14
  Any required reviews established under sections 61 to 62H, inclusive, of chapter 30 or sections 26 to 27C, inclusive, of chapter 9 shall conclude within...
• Massachusetts General Laws - Substantive jurisdictional authority of issuing authorities - Chapter 43D, Section 15
  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter the substantive jurisdictional authority of issuing authorities.
• Massachusetts General Laws - Rules and regulations - Chapter 43D, Section 16
  The secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement this chapter.

Last modified: September 11, 2015