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July 10, 2018 I Volume 12 I Issue 13 Zoning Bulletin <br />level." Proponents of the bill say this would "remove a major obstacle <br />to housing development in cities and towns that are each governed by <br />their own zoning rules." In May, the Committee on Housing endorsed a <br />redrafted version (H 4290) of Baker's bill. In early June, that bill was <br />being considered by the House Ways and Means Committee. <br />Source: The Lowell Sun; www.lowellsun.com <br />The Conservation Law Foundation ("CLF") is reportedly asking the <br />state's environmental secretary, Matt Beaton, to "reconsider new zoning <br />he recently approved for Boston's downtown waterfront." The zoning <br />plan covers approximately 42 acres of land and was negotiated over <br />several years. CLF claims that Beaton's decision to allow a 600-foot- <br />tall tower on the site of the Boston Harbor Garage and a 305-foot-high <br />tower on the site of Hook Lobster violates state law because the approv- <br />als do not mandate enough open space and allow too much height so <br />close to the water, while requiring insufficient community benefits. <br />Source: Boston Globe; www.bostonglobe.com <br />MICHIGAN <br />The City of Detroit is considering a draft ordinance that would <br />provide zoning restrictions on medical marijuana facilities, including <br />capping the number of dispensaries city-wide at 75 and requiring dis- <br />pensaries to be located at least 1,000 feet from schools, churches, liquor <br />stores, and from each other. The ordinance would further set up "new <br />rules and local permitting requirements for four new types of marijuana <br />operations allowed under state rules: growing, testing, transporting, and <br />processing operations." <br />Source: Michigan Radio; http://michiganradio.org <br />12 © 2018 Thomson Reuters <br />