Code of Massachusetts Regulations
400 CMR - EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Title 400 CMR 2.00 - Expedited Permitting
Section 2.07 - Local Duties Upon Municipal Acceptance

Universal Citation: 400 MA Code of Regs 400.2

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) A governing body shall be deemed to have accepted the provisions of M.G.L. c. 43D by endorsing the check for a technical assistance grant. In the cases where no technical assistance has been granted, the governing body may accept the provisions of M.G.L. c. 43D by completing a form provided to them by the board.

(2) Beginning on the day after a governing body accepts the provisions of M.G.L. c. 43D, the governing body will have 120 calendar days to conform to the requirements of this program.

(3) These requirements shall be to:

(a) appoint a single point of contact to serve as the primary municipal liaison for all issues relating to M.G.L. c. 43D;

(b) amend rules and regulations on permit issuance to conform to M.G.L. c. 43D;

(c) along with each issuing authority, collect and ensure the availability of all governing statutes, local ordinances, by-laws, regulations, procedures and protocols pertaining to each permit;

(d) establish a procedure whereby the governing body shall determine all permits, reviews and predevelopment reviews required for a project; all required scoping sessions, public comment periods and public hearings; and all additional specific applications and supplemental information required for review, including, where applicable, the identification of potential conflicts of jurisdiction or substantive standards with abutting municipalities and a procedure for notifying the applicant of the same;

(e) establish a procedure, following the notification to the applicant of all required submissions, for determining if all the materials required for the review of the project have been completed; and

(f) establish a procedure to allow for all local permitting decisions for PDS projects to be issued within 180-calendar-days of submission of a completed application. Nothing in M.G.L. c. 43D shall be construed to alter the jurisdiction of issuing authorities.

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