Massachusetts Chapter 40R — Smart Growth Zoning Overlay District (Opt-In) (MA)
Tracked preemption from the Massachusetts overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
2004-06-30
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:MA
Other Massachusetts preemptions
Massachusetts Chapter 40Y — Starter Home Zoning Districts (Opt-In)Massachusetts MBTA Communities Act — Multi-Family Zoning Requirement (MGL c. 40A §3A)Massachusetts Chapter 40S — Smart Growth School Cost ReimbursementMassachusetts Rivers Protection Act — Riverfront Area (MGL c. 131 §40)Boston Planning Department (former BPDA) Article 80 Development ReviewMassachusetts Outstanding Resource Waters & DCR Watershed ProtectionCape Cod Commission Regional Land Use Authority (St. 1989, c. 716)Massachusetts Solar PV Siting — DOER Statutory Preference (MGL c. 40A §3 ¶9)
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
never true
Preempted fields
0 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.
Citation
Authority source
MGL c. 40R + 760 CMR 59.00 (prior) / 760 CMR 59
§ MGL c. 40R
Research notes
Voluntary opt-in program — municipalities may adopt Smart Growth Zoning Overlay Districts in exchange for state Zoning Incentive Payments and Density Bonus Payments. Companion Chapter 40S provides state reimbursement for net education costs from 40R units. Not a preemption; included here for catalog completeness only. Excluded from automatic applicability because it is optional local action. When a city adopts a 40R district, the district itself is recorded as a city-scope overlay rather than as an applicability of this state record.