North Station

Question you vote on

Should qualifying small residential lots be allowed to have single-family homes?

  1. Filed

  2. Certified

  3. Before the legislature

  4. On the ballot

    Voters decide it at the next statewide election.

  5. Approved by voters

This proposal would allow a single-family home in a residential zone on a lot of at least 5,000 square feet, with at least 50 feet of street frontage and public water and sewer access. Municipalities could still reasonably regulate matters such as height, spacing, parking, open space, and short-term rentals.

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What your vote does

Yes

A yes vote would allow single-family homes on qualifying residential lots while retaining specified local regulatory powers.

No

A no vote would leave the rules governing these lots unchanged by this proposal.

Compare with the government's own wording

Official title

Single Family Homes

Text as filed

This proposed law would allow single-family homes to be built in a residentially zoned area as long as the land on which it is to be constructed is at least 5,000 square feet, has at least 50 feet of land bordering the street, road, or public way that it faces, and has access to public sewer and water services. The proposed law would allow cities and towns to reasonably regulate certain aspects of those single-family homes, including their height, distance from neighboring buildings, open space, parking requirements, and whether they can be rented out on a short-term basis. The proposed law would also allow the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to issue guidance or regulations to administer the proposed law.

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