Article: Housing Advisory: SJC Issues Two Decisions Concerning When To Count To 10% Under Chapter 40B.(Housing Appeals Committee)(Zoning Board Appeals of Canton)

Chapter 40B says that once a municipality is deemed by the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to have 10% or more of its overall housing stock comprised of "countable" subsidized housing, the city or town may then deny a new comprehensive permit application without fearing a developer appeal. But what happens when a city or town reaches the magic 10% threshold after the zoning board of appeals (ZBA) issues its decision (either a denial or an approval with conditions) and the developer is in the midst of its appeal of the decision? Two different state trial court judges gave opposite answers to that question, but now the Supreme Judicial Court ...

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