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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 ...
SmartCode is a unified land development ordinance template for planning and urban design. Originally developed by Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company, this open source program is a model form-based unified land development ordinance designed to create walkable neighborhoods across the full spectrum of human settlement, from the most rural to the most urban, incorporating a transect of character and ...
Dartmouth Town Meeting, on June 4, will vote on whether the town should allow accessory dwelling units without special permit, among other issues. Dartmouth to vote on 'independent living spaces ...
A Form-Based Code (FBC) is a means of regulating land development to achieve a specific urban form. Form-Based Codes foster predictable built results and a high-quality public realm by using physical form (rather than separation of uses) as the organizing principle, with less focus on land use , through municipal regulations.
At over $103 million, Dartmouth's Fiscal Year 2025 budget made local history on Tuesday. Dartmouth Town Meeting has OK'd new ADU rules and passed a historic budget. See what else.
The library was acquired by the town of Dartmouth in 1927. The building lacked space to contain books by 1958, and in April 1967 it was voted upon to build a new library with $515,000 on Dartmouth Street. [88] In fiscal year 2008, the town of Dartmouth spent 1.5% ($865,864) of its budget on its public libraries—approximately $25 per person. [89]
A number of contests have begun taking form for the upcoming Dartmouth Annual Town Election ballot. Here's who's looking to run.
Early zoning regulations were in some cases motivated by racism and classism, particularly with regard to those mandating single-family housing. [7] [8] Zoning ordinances did not allow African-Americans moving into or using residences that were occupied by majority whites due to the fact that their presence would decrease the value of home. [9]