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<p class="MsoNormal">Somerville also requires HCAs to be signed before applying for zoning approval. See page 429 of the
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<p class="MsoNormal">We also have a local license permitting process, and the Licensing Commission always asks applicants to confirm that they have an executed HCA before the Licensing Commission will vote on the application.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Charlotte Leis</b> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">(she/hers)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Planner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:gray">Planning, Preservation, & Zoning Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:gray">Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:gray">93 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA 02143<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Click
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/Plan11"><span style="color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Plan11</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
to view our FAQ or </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/AskAPlanner"><span style="color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">AskAPlanner</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>ruralplanningassociates--- via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 31, 2022 11:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Mass Planners' <massplanners@masscptc.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Host Community Agreements<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">For those of you who have been through the marijuana permitting process, has the host community agreement been completed before, during, or after the zoning permitting?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Thanks so much,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Jeff Lacy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Rural Planning Associates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">(413) 230-9693 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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