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Report of the Special Legislative Commission on Agriculture in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century

Report of the Special Legislative Commission on Agriculture in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century

Reports from the Special Commission on Agriculture in the Commonwealth in the 21st Century, Dec. 11, 2025
Housing, Zoning, Land UseReportpdf - 12 MBPublication Date: Dec 11, 2025
Municipal Legal Updates: Summer 2025

Municipal Legal Updates: Summer 2025

This webinar features a panel of attorneys with the Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association addressing current issues. Topics include cannabis law and policy, tax title takings, recent accessory dwelling unit (ADU) bylaw decisions, and policies related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities. Recommended audience: chief municipal officials, all members
Employment LawsWebinarfreePublication Date: Aug 06, 2025
MBTA Communities: Takeaways From Reviews To Date

MBTA Communities: Takeaways From Reviews To Date

Presentation by Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities and the Attorney General’s Municipal Law Unit during an MMA webinar held on March 13, 2024
Housing, Zoning, Land UsePresentationpdf - 2 MBPublication Date: Mar 13, 2024
Best Practices for MBTA Zoning Proposals

Best Practices for MBTA Zoning Proposals

This webinar discusses what the EOHLC and AGO have learned from their preliminary review of proposed local zoning amendments, and how what they’ve learned may be helpful to communities in their compliance efforts. Recommended audience: Chief municipal officials, select board members, councillors, all members
Housing, Zoning, Land UseWebinarfreePublication Date: Mar 13, 2024
Property Tax Programs for Low-Income Homeowners and Renters

Property Tax Programs for Low-Income Homeowners and Renters

This webinar by the Massachusetts Select Board Association explores recent developments in several property tax programs for low-income homeowners and renters. Recommended audience: Select board members, chief municipal officials, assessors, finance directors
Housing, Zoning, Land UseWebinarfreePublication Date: Mar 08, 2024
MBTA Communities: Municipalities and Compliance

MBTA Communities: Municipalities and Compliance

This webinar discusses key points of the MBTA Communities law related to compliance and enforcement, as well as the distinction between the MBTA Communities law, Chapter 40B, and Chapter 40R. Recommended audience: Chief municipal officials, select board members, councillors, all members
Housing, Zoning, Land UseWebinarfreePublication Date: Feb 26, 2024
A Practical Guide to Affordable Housing: Separating Fact From Fiction

A Practical Guide to Affordable Housing: Separating Fact From Fiction

This webinar discusses the “why” behind affordable housing and the importance of building complete neighborhoods, while offering tools for responding to common questions and concerns raised about community developments.
Housing, Zoning, Land UseWebinarfreePublication Date: May 23, 2023
Compliance Guidelines for Multi-Family Zoning Districts Under Section 3A of the Zoning Act

Compliance Guidelines for Multi-Family Zoning Districts Under Section 3A of the Zoning Act

Issued by the Mass. Dept. of Housing and Community Development in Oct. 2022
Housing, Zoning, Land UseGuidancepdf - 421 KBPublication Date: Oct 21, 2022
Best Practices for Affordable Housing Trusts

Best Practices for Affordable Housing Trusts

Presented by The Massachusetts Select Board Association
Housing, Zoning, Land UseWebinarPublication Date: Mar 17, 2023
Funding Sources For Affordable Housing Initiatives

Funding Sources For Affordable Housing Initiatives

A Massachusetts Select Board Association webinar covered affordable housing and resources available to municipalities for developing new housing.
Housing, Zoning, Land UseWebinarPublication Date: Nov 16, 2022
Overview of Draft Zoning Rules for MBTA Communities

Overview of Draft Zoning Rules for MBTA Communities

2022 MMA Annual Meeting and Trade Show webinar: Attendees learned about draft guidance related to new requirements in Section 3A of Chapter 40A for “MBTA Communities” from the Department of Housing and Community Development.
Economic and Community DevelopmentWebinarPublication Date: Feb 02, 2022
New Multifamily Zoning Requirements for MBTA Communities

New Multifamily Zoning Requirements for MBTA Communities

Presentation from Department of Housing and Community Development webinar on Jan. 12, 2022.
Housing, Zoning, Land UsePresentationpdf - 2 MBPublication Date: Jan 12, 2022
How To Bring Affordable Housing To Your Town

How To Bring Affordable Housing To Your Town

Presented by the Massachusetts Select Board Association
Housing, Zoning, Land UseWebinarPublication Date: Sep 10, 2021
Neighborhood Stabilization Fund

Neighborhood Stabilization Fund

Presentation by Chrystal Kornegay, executive director of MassHousing, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020
Housing, Zoning, Land UsePresentationpdf - 376 KB
Neighborhood Strategies, city of Pittsfield

Neighborhood Strategies, city of Pittsfield

Presentation by Linda Tyer, mayor of Pittsfield, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020
Housing, Zoning, Land UsePresentationpdf - 3 MB
Planning For Housing: Key terms and concepts

Planning For Housing: Key terms and concepts

Presentation by Jennifer Raitt, director of planning and community development in Arlington and a member of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s Board of Directors, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020
Housing, Zoning, Land UsePresentationpdf - 440 KB
Housing Production Plans: Envisioning Your Community's Housing Future

Housing Production Plans: Envisioning Your Community's Housing Future

Presentation by Jennifer Raitt, director of planning and community development in Arlington and a member of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s Board of Directors, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020
Housing, Zoning, Land UsePresentationpdf - 3 MB
Financing Affordable Housing Solutions: Mass Housing Partnership, From Start to Finish

Financing Affordable Housing Solutions: Mass Housing Partnership, From Start to Finish

Presentation by Massachusetts Housing Partnership, at MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2020
Housing, Zoning, Land UsePresentationpdf - 7 MB
MMA Best Practice Recommendation: Local Process Changes to Ensure Sustainable Housing Production

MMA Best Practice Recommendation: Local Process Changes to Ensure Sustainable Housing Production

Established by MMA Policy Committee on Municipal and Regional Administration, published in MMA Best Practices Series, vol 5, 2020
Housing, Zoning, Land UseGuidancepdf - 192 KB
MMA Best Practice Recommendation: Update Accessory Dwelling Unit Bylaws

MMA Best Practice Recommendation: Update Accessory Dwelling Unit Bylaws

Established by MMA Policy Committee on Municipal and Regional Administration, published in MMA Best Practices Series, vol 4, 2019
Housing, Zoning, Land UseGuidancepdf - 156 KB
Accessory Dwelling Units: Implementing New Zoning for ADUs

Accessory Dwelling Units: Implementing New Zoning for ADUs

Presentation by James Freas, deputy director of planning and development in Newton, at MMA Annual Meeting and Trade Show, Jan. 19, 2019
Housing, Zoning, Land UsePresentationpdf - 7 MB
Starter Homes: How to Welcome New Homeowners

Starter Homes: How to Welcome New Homeowners

Presented at the MMA Annual Meeting and Trade Show, Jan. 18, 2019
Housing, Zoning, Land UsePresentationpdf - 7 MB
Using Zoning to Encourage Aging in Place, MVPC

Using Zoning to Encourage Aging in Place, MVPC

Presentation by the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission at MMA Annual Meeting and Trade Show, Jan. 18, 2019
Housing, Zoning, Land UsePresentationpdf - 2 MB
Using Zoning to Encourage Aging in Place, town of Andover

Using Zoning to Encourage Aging in Place, town of Andover

Presentation by Paul Materazzo, planning director in Andover, at MMA Annual Meeting and Trade Show, Jan. 18, 2019
Housing, Zoning, Land UsePresentationpdf - 6 MB
Aging in Place Tools from Municipalities

Aging in Place Tools from Municipalities

Presentation by Housing Innovation Lab, Boston, from MMA Annual Meeting, Jan. 18, 2019
Housing, Zoning, Land UsePresentationpdf - 9 MB
Using Zoning to Encourage Aging in Place, Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative

Using Zoning to Encourage Aging in Place, Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative

Presentation by Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative at MMA Annual Meeting and Trade Show, Jan, 18, 2019
Housing, Zoning, Land UsePresentationpdf - 13 MB
Application for Marijuana Establishment Host Community Agreement, Salem

Application for Marijuana Establishment Host Community Agreement, Salem

Provided by the city of Salem, MMA Annual Meeting & Trade Show, Jan. 18, 2019
Housing, Zoning, Land UseGuidancepdf - 814 KB
Request for Qualifications, Co-located Adult Use Marijuana Retail Establishment and Medical Marijuana Dispensary, Nantucket

Request for Qualifications, Co-located Adult Use Marijuana Retail Establishment and Medical Marijuana Dispensary, Nantucket

Provided by the town of Nantucket, MMA Annual Meeting & Trade Show, Jan. 18, 2019
Housing, Zoning, Land UseGuidancepdf - 118 KB
Sample Combined Development and Host Community Agreement

Sample Combined Development and Host Community Agreement

Sample HCA for combined development and host community agreements. Provided by KP Law for MMA Annual Meeting & Trade Show, Jan. 18, 2019
Housing, Zoning, Land UseGuidancepdf - 96 KB
Sample Host Community Agreement

Sample Host Community Agreement

Sample HCA for co-located adult use marijuana establishment and medical marijuana treatment center. Provided by KP Law for MMA Annual Meeting & Trade Show, Jan. 18, 2019
Housing, Zoning, Land UseGuidancepdf - 95 KB
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