US EditionHealey Aims to Cut Environmental Review Times for Housing Projects to 30 Days
Healey's plan aims to cut environmental review times from over a year to 30 days for qualifying projects, targeting a 7% statewide housing supply increase by 2035.
- On Tuesday in Medford, Gov. Maura Healey unveiled draft regulations that would let developers file a simplified MEPA review for housing projects, aiming to cut approval times from one year to 30 days.
- Healey's August 2024 housing legislation aims to support over 65,000 homes and add 222,000 units statewide, reflecting prior policy efforts amidst the housing crisis.
- To qualify, projects must meet several detailed criteria including at least 67% housing-centered floor area, density thresholds like 15 units per acre for large multifamily, and environmental safeguards.
- The administration has scheduled virtual sessions and public hearings Oct. 14 and Oct. 15, with comments due by Oct. 31, and the rules could take effect as early as this year.
- Housing Secretary Ed Augustus said `Today’s proposals would reaffirm vital environmental protections while building more homes faster`, though some environmental advocates cautioned about impacts on vulnerable communities.
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Healey announces housing production regulation change
BOSTON (WWLP) - The Healey-Driscoll Administration has launched a new initiative to expedite housing development approvals in Massachusetts, aiming to address the state's housing crisis by reducing approval times from up to a year to just 30 days for certain projects. Inmates may soon be able to confidentially call state lawmakers The initiative is designed to streamline the approval process under the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act…
Mass. aims for faster housing development with new environmental regs
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey released proposed regulations Tuesday that attempt to cut down environmental review times for housing projects from one year to 30 days, a move the first-term Democrat said would be a “game changer for permitting times and costs to build housing.” Healey pitched the draft regulations as a “nation-leading” effort that would make it faster and easier to build homes in Massachusetts and bring down housing costs for all re…
To accelerate new housing, Healey vows to speed environmental permitting - The Boston Globe
The Healey administration on Tuesday unveiled a series of reforms to the environmental regulations for housing projects, with the goal of getting shovels in the ground faster.
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