News & Updates
- PATRICK/MURRAY ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES THE MASSACHUSETTS PERMITTING COLLABORATIVE
- Governor Patrick, Congressional Delegation Commit More Than $65 Million in State & Federal Funds To Move Assembly Square Project Forward
- Patrick Administration Announces Municipal Permit Tracking System
- Lawrence Canal Revitalization Area Growth District Awarded $2 Million
- Patrick-Murray Administration Awards $3M Grant To Lowell's Hamilton Canal Growth District
Best Practices Model for Streamlined Local Permitting
The Massachusetts Association of Regional Planning Agencies (MARPA) published a Best Practices Model to Streamlined Local Permitting. To create this guide, MARPA conducted a statewide municipal survey, hosted 14 permitting focus groups, conducted extensive research, and utilized the expertise of the Regional Planning Agencies throughout Massachusetts. The Best Practices are designed to make permitting more predictable, equitable, cost effective, and efficient while reinforcing local jurisdiction, encouraging community-supported projects, preserving local resources, and maintaining the standard of review.
A Best Practices Model for Streamlined Local Permitting
Appendices:
- Appendix F: References & Links
- MARPA Literature Review
- Automated Permit Tracking Software Systems: A Guide for Massachusetts Municipalities
- Summary of the Local Permitting Survey
- Summary of the Focus Groups
- Special Permit Checklist
- Special Permit Flow Chart
- Conservation Commission Order of Conditions Timeline
- Variance Flow Chart
- Preliminary and Definitive Residential Subdivision Flow Chart
- Definitive Residential Subdivision Flow Chart
- Wetlands Protection List of Forms
- Town of Sharon Developers Agreement for Sharon Commons
- Matrix of Statewide Permitting Guides by Municipality
- Sample Permitting Guidebook
- Town of Canton Development Handbook
For more information, please contact your local Regional Planning Agency as listed on Page ii of the Guide, or contact Cynthia Wall of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council at 617-451-2770 x2058 or by email at cwall@mapc.org.