Eastham boards briefed on new 'practical difficulty' variance standard
At a Sept. 16 joint workshop, Carolyn Murray of KP Law told Eastham's planning and zoning bodies that a July 1 change to chapter 48 replaces the traditional variance test with a "practical difficulty" standard, shifting how boards weigh private benefit against public interest.
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Carolyn Murray of KP Law told a joint meeting of Eastham's planning board, zoning board of appeals and zoning task force that a major change to Massachusetts General Law chapter 48 took effect July 1 and will change how local boards evaluate variances.
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