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i <br /> July 25, 2016 1 Volume 10 Zoning Issue 14 n ng Bulletin <br /> c's <br /> the Commission's authority to waive the landscape buffer requirement <br /> when, as here, a buffer would be located within an inland wetland area. <br /> Although the Commission had not mandated an alternative buffer, the <br /> court concluded that it was within the Commission's discretion to <br /> deterrnine that the remaining natural vegetation provided an effective <br /> landscape buffer. <br /> See also:Double I Ltd.Partnership v.Plan and Zoning Com'n of Town <br /> of Glastonbury, 218 Conn. 65, 588 A.2d 624(1991). <br /> Zoning News from Around the <br /> Nation <br /> MASSACHUSETTS <br /> The Massachusetts Senate recently approved a sweeping zoning <br /> reform bill," S 2311. Reportedly, however, as the bill now heads to the <br /> House of Representatives, "it faces long odds of becoming law by the <br /> time formal sessions end in July." <br /> Source: The Dedham Transcript;http•//dedlzam.wicliedlocal.corn <br /> NEW YORK <br /> i <br /> Reportedly,local municipalities"are upset over a provision tucked into <br /> the state budget that appears to exempt the Metropolitan Transportation <br /> Authority from local laws and zoning rules for any property it redevelops." <br /> Local officials have expressed concerns that the MTA"could lease land it <br /> controls to developers for multistory commercial developments—and <br /> without local review."While state law has"long exempted the MTA from <br /> local zoning requirements on facilities for `transportation or transit <br /> purposes,' . . . the new law redefined such purposes to include not only <br /> direct support for trains and buses but all efforts that indirectly benefit <br /> transportation by providing revenue to cover their costs."In late May,As- <br /> semblyman James F. Brennan introduced legislation to repeal the new <br /> measure. <br /> Source:,The Wall Street Journal;www.ws'J coni <br /> OHIO <br /> On May 17,Governor John Kasich signed Senate Bill 75,which defines <br /> agritourism,offers protections for agritourism operators,and addresses is- <br /> sues including local zoning authority. The new law, which takes effect <br /> August 16, provides that county and township zoning cannot prohibit <br /> agritourism, "but can make some requirements to address property ac- <br /> cess,parking and building setbacks in certain situations." <br /> Source: Ohio's Country Journal;htW:Iloci.com <br /> 12 ©2016 Thomson Reuters <br />