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MA H4152
Bill
Status
5/22/2025
Primary Sponsor
Christine Barber
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the City of Medford to require institutional master plans for land owned, leased, or occupied by hospitals, health care institutions, colleges, universities, and non-profit educational corporations
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Overrides Massachusetts General Law Chapter 40A, Section 3, which typically exempts educational and religious uses from local zoning restrictions
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Institutional master plans would cover all land owned or used by an institution within Medford, identifying growth and development over multiple years or phases
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Aims to give the municipality oversight of development impacts from larger-scale institutional facilities while providing predictable outcomes for institutional growth
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Filed as a home rule petition with approval from Medford's mayor and city council; takes effect upon passage
Legislative Description
Granting the city of Medford the authority to require the adoption of institutional master plans subject to the review and approval by the municipality
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H5120
2/19/2026