Section 8 Comprehensive housing plan - Massachusetts Statutes

Section 8. A city or town shall prepare a comprehensive housing plan to be submitted for review and approval to the department before or concurrently with the city or town’s application for a letter of eligibility. The plan shall include an estimate of the projected number of units of new construction that could be built in the proposed smart growth zoning district. If a city or town has already completed a comprehensive housing plan, the city or town shall submit with its application to the department a description of how the proposed smart growth zoning district relates to and will further the goals of its comprehensive housing plan, as well as an estimate of the projected number of units of new construction that could be build within the district.