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Intersection of New Chardon and Merrimac Streets, Boston, with view of courthouse (at left), 2010. The Eastern Housing Court is located in the Edward W. Brooke Courthouse, 24 New Chardon Street, Boston, Massachusetts. [1] The court was established by the state legislature in 1971 as the Boston Housing Court and started its operation in August ...
Officially a "public body politic and corporate," the BRA was established by the Massachusetts General Court and the Boston City Council in 1957, superseding the authority of the Boston Housing Authority. Its primary goal is to work with Boston businesses and developers in order to provide direction for development in the city of Boston.
The Comprehensive Permit Act [1] is a Massachusetts law which allows developers of affordable housing to override certain aspects of municipal zoning bylaws and other requirements. It consists of Massachusetts General Laws (M.G.L.) Chapter 40B, Sections 20 through 23, along with associated regulations issued and administered by the ...
Aug. 13—PEABODY — Eight residents of the neighborhood surrounding the former J.B. Thomas Hospital are appealing a comprehensive permit granted last month for a planned 133-unit condo ...
The Wakefield Board of Appeals, alternately known as the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), holds hearings on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month [68] and as of January 2024 consisted of five members, James H. McBain, [68] Joseph Pride, [68] David Hatfield, [68] Charles Tarbell, [68] and Chairman Thomas Lucey, [68] with Michael Feeley ...
A planning and zoning commission is a local elected or appointed government board charged with recommending to the local town or city council the boundaries of the various original zoning districts and appropriate regulations to be enforced therein and any proposed amendments thereto. In addition, the Planning and Zoning Commission collects ...
The Massachusetts Appeals Court is the intermediate appellate court of Massachusetts. [1] It was created in 1972 [2] as a court of general appellate jurisdiction. [3] The court is located at the John Adams Courthouse at Pemberton Square in Boston, [4] the same building which houses the Supreme Judicial Court and the Social Law Library. [5]
In September 2022, when Wu had an opportunity to nominate ten individuals to serve on the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal, she nominated only three Walsh appointees for reappointment. [91] Her nominees were noted to be diverse. Some of the nominees included first generation immigrants, income-restricted renters, and building trades members. [92]