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Martha's Vineyard Commission Regional Land Use Authority (St. 1977, c. 831) (MA)

Tracked preemption from the Massachusetts overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
1977-08-22
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
region:marthas_vineyard
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 Chapter 40R — Smart Growth Zoning Overlay District (Opt-In)Massachusetts 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)

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

AND
  • city.is_in_marthas_vineyard_commission_jurisdiction == True
  • OR
    • project.is_development_of_regional_impact == True
    • parcel.within_district_of_critical_planning_concern == True

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
review_typerequire_additionalmvc_dri_reviewDRI review by MVC in addition to local permits; thresholds in MVC DRI Checklist
base_districts[*].allowed_usesconstrainper_mvc_dcpc_regulations

Citation

Authority source
Martha's Vineyard Commission Act, Chapter 831 of the Acts of 1977 (as amended by St. 1985, c. 626; St. 2006, c. 195); MVC DRI Checklist
§ St. 1977, c. 831 §§1-18
https://www.mvcommission.org/about/enabling-legislation

Research notes

Regional planning + regulatory authority covering all six Dukes County towns on the Vineyard (Aquinnah, Chilmark, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury, West Tisbury) plus Gosnold (Elizabeth Islands). Modeled on Cape Cod Commission but predates it by 12 years (the prototype for Massachusetts regional land use). Two regulatory mechanisms — DRIs and DCPCs — operate identically in concept to Cape Cod. The MVC predates §3A and continues to operate; MBTA Communities Act does not apply (no MBTA service to Vineyard). Decisions appealable to Dukes County Superior Court.