Code of Massachusetts Regulations
400 CMR - EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Title 400 CMR 3.00 - Expedited State Permitting
Section 3.05 - Permit Application Materials
Universal Citation: 400 MA Code of Regs 400.3
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) A project proponent shall include all of the following materials with a permit application before an issuing authority may deem the application complete:
(a) A locus map and a resource area map at
the appropriate scale as verified by the applicable authority or an alternative
site specific determination by that authority that establishes the following:
1. The project parcel is located entirely
within a "Priority Development Site" as defined by M.G.L. c. 43D;
2. The project parcel is located entirely
within a "Growth District" as defined by the Executive Office of Housing and
Economic Development; and
3. The
project parcel is not in a wetland as defined by M.G.L. c. 131, § 40,
tideland as defined by M.G.L. c. 91, § 1, priority habitat as delineated
by the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife under M.G.L. c. 131A, or an area of
critical environmental concern as designated by the Secretary of Energy and
Environmental Affairs.
(b) A certificate issued by the Secretary of
Energy and Environmental Affairs indicating that the MEPA review process, as
required under M.G.L. c. 30, §§ 61 through 62I and
301 CMR
11.00: MEPA Regulations is complete
for the project.
(c) Written notice
shall be provided to each issuing authority that the permit application is
being submitted under the Program. (Note: Project
proponents are strongly encouraged to notify all issuing authorities at the
beginning of the MEPA review process that the permit applications associated
with the project will be submitted under the Program. If a project includes the
disposition of state real property, the applicant is also strongly encouraged
to notify the Division of Capital Asset Management of the project's eligibility
for the Program at the beginning of the MEPA review process.)
(d) The name, mailing addresses, e-mail
address, and telephone number of the person who will serve as the applicant's
official point of contact for the Program.
(e) Any other materials that the issuing
authority requires to be included with a permit application.
(2) Issuing authorities are encouraged to work together, wherever possible, and may provide for pre-application conferences to notify the proponent about all permits required for the project and the materials to be submitted with each permit application. The Interagency Permitting Board or the Permit Ombudsman may also establish procedures to provide for such conferences.
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