Navigating the Permitting Maze in Massachusetts: A Primer

Land Use & Zoning

Local Zoning & Special Permits - An Overview by Robert A. Fishman, Esq., Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP 

Site Plan Review in Massachusetts by Michael Giaimo, Robinson & Cole LLP

Subdivision Control: An Overview by Robert H. Fitzgerald, Goodwin Procter LLP

Zoning Freezes by Brian W. Blaesser, Esq. and Michael S. Giaimo, Esq., Robinson & Cole LLP

Working with Article 80 of the Boston Zoning Code by Randi J. Eisner, Goodwin Procter, LLP

Comprehensive Permit Law Update (Chapter 40B) by David S. Weiss and Steven Schwartz, Goulston & Storrs

Chapter 40R Balances Developer & Community Interests by Michael E. Scott, Nutter McClennen & Fish, LLP

Access Permits - An Overview by Steven C. Davis, Rackemann Strategic Consulting, Inc.

Environmental Permits & Issues

Environmental Permits - An Overview by Richard A. Nylen, Jr., Esq., Lynch, DeSimone & Nylen

Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Review by R. J. Lyman, Esq., Goodwin Procter LLP

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under MEPA by Seth Jaffe & Amy Boyd, Foley Hoag LLP

Wetlands Protection Act by Richard Nylen, Lynch, DeSimone & Nylen, LLP

Stormwater Permitting in Massachusetts by John E. Bensley, Beals and Thomas, Inc.

Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) by Rick Moore and Dingfang Liu, Tetra Tech Rizzo

MassDEP’s New Sewer Regulations: Sanitary Sewer/Title 5 Permitting Changes by Timothy J. Williams, P.E. and James A. Major, P.E.,Allen & Major Associates, Inc.

Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (MESA) by Ron Ruth and Ani Ajemian, Sherin & Lodgen, LLP and Hamilton Hackney and Sara Dana, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Chapter 91 Licensing & Regulation by Paula M. Devereaux, Rubin and Rudman LLP

Municipal Harbor Plans by Jamie Fay, Fort Point Associates

Boston’s Green Building Requirements by David Hancock, AIA, LEED, CBT/Childs Bertman Tseckares, Inc.

Brownfields & Hazardous Waste Issues

MGL Chapter 21E and the MCP: Dealing with Hazardous Waste Sites in a Privatized System by Lawrence Feldman, LSP, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.

Don’t Let the Brown Stop the Deal: Environmental Assessment in a Brownfield World by R. Duff Collins, P.G., LSP, Woodard & Curran Inc.

Environmental Insurance by Ned Abelson and Jonathan Pearlson, Goulston & Storrs

The Appeals Process

Appeals - An Overview by Brian C. Levey, Esq., Beveridge & Diamond, PC

Summary of Expedited Permitting Law by Brian C. Levey and Marc J. Goldstein, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.

Alternative Dispute Resolution in Land Use and Permitting Disputes by David S. Weiss and Christian W. Habersaat, Goulston & Storrs

Ten Citizen Appeals in Environmental Permitting by Michael A. Leon and Brent M. McDonald, Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP

Glossary

Glossary of Frequently Used Acronyms in Development Process



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