Current through Register 1533, October 25, 2024
Section 2.07 - Local Duties Upon Municipal Acceptance(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.