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'The board of appeals shall request Lhe<br />

appearance at said h e a ring of such<br />

represcntativeo o said local boards a: are<br />

deemed necessary or helpful in maki.ng its<br />

decision upon such applicatioii and shall have the<br />

same power to issue permits or apprc)vals as any<br />

lucal. board 01' ofLicial who wou1.d otherwise act<br />

with respect to such application, - including but<br />

not. 1i1iiiLed -. ... to the powar t.o att.ach - to said permit<br />

or approvzndj<br />

- .. t.i on:: .mu~,r.eme:nts w i -. L ... h<br />

respec-lr .. 'to .- heiqht, . . site plan, sizc . or .. . shape, or .-<br />

biiildir.iy . materials as are . consistent.<br />

. .. with the .<br />

terms of this 3ection."<br />

.-<br />

-.<br />

[.;.Id. c. 40B, s. 21. (rxqhasjs suppl.ied). See also,<br />

Woburn, 151 <strong>Mass</strong>. aL 595, 11. 25.<br />

-<br />

NO provision of G.L. c. 400 places reyulatnry<br />

issues out,si.de the board's a11thorit.y in eiLher a<br />

substanLive or procedural sense. Moreover, no<br />

secLion of G.L. c. 40B states, or even irnp1l.e~ that a<br />

project' 3 subsidizing aqency - .such as <strong>Mass</strong>Housing -<br />

has aut1iorit.y exccedlng Chat of thc board or Lhat t.he<br />

subsidizing ayency is jmbued wj t.h preemptive<br />

autk1orj.t.y. Thus the HAC'S belief that Lhc Board "has<br />

infri.ngcd upon the jurisdiction and authori t.y of the<br />

ProjecC Administrator, <strong>Mass</strong>Housiny, " see above, his it<br />

exaclly backwards: i L is ~. the . . Board's author- to<br />

impose conditions pursuant. to E.L. c. 40B that may nu-t<br />

be iisurpcd by tfic subsi.dizing agency. Accordi nqly, Lhe<br />

HAC'S rcrno.va1 of conditions it believes Lc) infringe on<br />

a.reat; "reserved for staLe governmcnt" is withuul legal<br />

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