Steps and official city page for Copper Mill 40B process
Christopher Beland
This just went online Friday:
https://voice.somervillema.gov/davis-square-40b-project
You can sign up for email updates, and there's a very helpful timeline which I copied below. (We're currently at stage 1. "Public hearing" just means "public comment period", and the application was made to MassHousing).
-B.
1.) Project Eligibility Letter (PEL) - The 40B comprehensive permit process begins with a PEL application to one of the four agencies (MassHousing, Massachusetts Housing Partnership, Department of Housing and Community Development, or MassDevelopment). Without a written Project Eligibility determination granted by one of these agencies, a developer cannot file a comprehensive permit application.
2.) Local Comment Period - The agency notifies the municipality of the application, beginning a 30-day period to submit comments about the project and schedule a site visit.
3.) Subsidizing Agency Determination - After the local comment period is closed, the subsidizing agency will issue a decision. If the agency finds the project to have met 40B regulations and the application valid, they will issue the PEL determination to the developer, the Mayor and the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA).
4.) Comprehensive Permit Application - Once the developer receives the PEL determination, they will file for a Comprehensive Permit Application through the ZBA. The CPA triggers the following steps 5A and 5B.
5.) ZBA Review
- 5A WITHIN 7 DAYS: of CPA filing date the ZBA must distribute the Comprehensive Permit Application to local boards/committees/departments.
- 5B WITHIN 30 DAYS: of CPA filing date the ZBA will hold open a public hearing within 30 days of receipt of the Comprehensive Permit application.
6.) Public Hearing Close - Within 180 days from the opening of the public hearing, ZBA must close the public hearing unless the applicant agrees to an extension in writing.
7.) ZBA Decision - Within 40 days from the close of the public hearing, the ZBA must come to a decision and file it with the city clerk.
8.) Opportunity to File an Appeal - Within 20 days from the decision filing, the applicant can file an appeal with the Housing Appeals Committee (HAC) if the ZBA denies the permit OR if the terms and conditions of the permit are unsatisfactory.
9.) Final Approval Application - If a comprehensive permit is approved, and no appeal is filed within the deadline, the developer must submit a Final Approval Application to the subsidizing agency.
10.) Construction - When the Final Approval Application is approved by the subsidizing agency, the developer must complete the following: prepare architectural and engineering plans, apply for a Building Permit with the municipality, and meet all pre-agreed conditions.
Elaine Almquist
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