State law limits town’s ability to control development - Plymouth Independent

State law limits town’s ability to control development - Plymouth Independent

A recent writer to the Plymouth Independent claimed that “town officials and their pro-development appointees on town boards and committees keep rubber stamping market rate housing”. That claim overlooks the fact that in many cases, rightly or wrongly, state law limits the ability of towns to deny permits to applicants whose projects meet the requirements of state law and the zoning bylaw.  Greater control over development requires amendments to…