Commonwealth’s 40Y Zoning Tool
- bealsandthomasweb
- Aug 7
- 1 min read
Informative article by NixonPeabody about the Commonwealth’s 40Y Zoning Tool. To combat the state’s housing shortage, 40Y offers financial incentives to municipalities to create districts that facilitate small homes built more densely. The intent is to address early workforce and downsizing retirees, since the housing shortage affects those populations most acutely.




