Massachusetts General Laws
Title VII - Cities, Towns and Districts
Chapter 40a - Zoning

Section 1 - Title of Chapter - Section 1. This chapter shall be known and may by...

Section 1a - Definitions - Section 1A. As used in this chapter the following words...

Section 3 - Subjects Which Zoning May Not Regulate; Exemptions; Public Hearings; Temporary Manufactured Home Residences - Section 3. No zoning ordinance or by-law shall regulate or...

Section 3a - Multi-Family Zoning As-of-Right in Mbta Communities - Section 3A. (a)(1) An MBTA community shall have a zoning...

Section 4 - Uniform Districts - Section 4. Any zoning ordinance or by-law which divides cities...

Section 5 - Adoption or Change of Zoning Ordinances or By-Laws; Procedure - Section 5. Zoning ordinances or by-laws may be adopted and...

Section 6 - Existing Structures, Uses, or Permits; Certain Subdivision Plans; Application of Chapter - Section 6. Except as hereinafter provided, a zoning ordinance or...

Section 7 - Enforcement of Zoning Regulations; Violations; Penalties; Legally Nonconforming Structures; Notice of Action; Jurisdiction of Superior Court - Section 7. The inspector of buildings, building commissioner or local...

Section 8 - Appeals to Permit Granting Authority - Section 8. An appeal to the permit granting authority as...

Section 9 - Special Permits - Section 9. Zoning ordinances or by-laws shall provide for specific...

Section 9a - Special Permits for Adult Bookstores, Adult Motion Pictures Theaters, Adult Paraphernalia Stores, Adult Video Stores or Establishments Which Display Live Nudity - Section 9A. Zoning ordinances or by-laws may provide for special...

Section 9b - Solar Access - Section 9B. Zoning ordinances or by-laws adopted or amended pursuant...

Section 9c - Child Care Facilities; Allowable Floor Area; Charges of Owner; Family Incomes - Section 9C. As used in this section, the term ''child...

Section 10 - Variances - Section 10. The permit granting authority shall have the power...

Section 11 - Notice Requirements for Public Hearings; Parties in Interest Defined; Review of Special Permit Petitions; Recording Copies of Special Permit and Variance Decisions - Section 11. In all cases where notice of a public...

Section 12 - Boards of Appeal; Membership; Rules - Section 12. Zoning ordinances or by-laws shall provide for a...

Section 13 - Zoning Administrators; Appointment; Powers and Duties - Section 13. A zoning ordinance or by-law may authorize the...

Section 14 - Boards of Appeal; Powers - Section 14. A board of appeals shall have the following...

Section 15 - Appeals to Permit Granting Authority; Notice; Time; Boards of Appeal Hearings; Procedure - Section 15. Any appeal under section eight to a permit...

Section 16 - Final Unfavorable Decisions by Permit Granting Authorities; Reconsideration; Withdrawal of Petitions for Variance or Applications for Special Permit - Section 16. No appeal, application or petition which has been...

Section 17 - Judicial Review - Section 17. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the...