Land Use & Zoning
Under Massachusetts Chapter 40A, a special permit granted by a local Zoning Board of Appeals typically expires if substantial use or construction has not begun within:
A6 months
B1 year
C2 years✓ Correct
D5 years
Explanation
Massachusetts Chapter 40A §9 provides that special permits expire if substantial use or construction has not begun within 2 years from the date of grant. This encourages timely development of approved projects.
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Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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