Limits municipal minimum lot sizes for residential use to 2,500 sq ft near transit, 5,000 sq. ft with water/sewer, and 1 acre otherwise, while protecting farmlands, forests, and wetlands, and requiring zoning updates to comply.

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TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Limits municipal minimum lot sizes for residential use to 2,500 sq ft near transit, 5,000 sq. ft with water/sewer, and 1 acre otherwise, while protecting farmlands, forests, and wetlands, and requiring zoning updates to comply.

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 2, 2026

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D · PrimeTiara Mack
D · CoJacob Bissaillon
D · CoMeghan Kallman
D · CoAna Quezada

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