Macchi & Macchi is one of the leading land use and permitting firms in MetroWest and southeastern Massachusetts. We’re regularly retained as lead land-use counsel by developers, and as local zoning counsel by national and international companies, and by other law firms, who need someone who already knows the room.

Sixty years of standing in front of the same boards has given us something a resume can’t: relationships. We know the officials, the consultants, the engineers, and the unwritten rules of a dozen town halls across Norfolk County. We treat the permitting process as a collaboration, not a battle, but we never stop being fierce advocates for our clients’ interests.

Our approach starts before the application is even filed. We work alongside clients, their engineers, and town officials during the pre-application and pre-hearing phase to resolve issues quietly, long before they become objections at a public hearing. That discipline is why our track record holds up, and why clients keep coming back for their next project.

Areas of Expertise

Our work in this area includes, but isn't limited to:

  • Representation before Zoning Boards of Appeals, Planning Boards, and Boards of Selectmen
  • Representation before Boards of Health, Historic District Commissions, and Conservation Commissions
  • Sewer & Water Commission matters
  • Zoning and land use opinions
  • By-law amendments and zoning changes
  • Affordable Housing Law and Chapter 40B
  • Subdivision Control Law
  • Re-zoning petitions
  • Liquor licensing
  • General bylaws and ordinances
  • Green building standards
  • ADA, FHA, and AAB compliance
  • State building code
  • TIF and DIF agreements
  • Inter-municipal agreements, MWRA straddle permits, and inter-basin transfers