Housing Regulation Overhaul Is Urged

Report urges the consolidation of building codes into one simple guideline, incentives for towns to accept housing with greater density in their midst; and the creation of a panel to overhaul outdated zoning rules.

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February 1, 2003, 5:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


"Local regulations and red tape - from Byzantine building codes to elaborate septic and safety requirements - are discouraging developers from building badly needed housing in Massachusetts, according to a Harvard report released yesterday."

Thanks to Jim Barrows

Friday, January 31, 2003 in The Boston Globe

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