Zoning Review Committee Meeting
Event Date:
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 - 11:00am
LOCATION: Town Annex Bldg Meeting Room located at 39 Central Street
MEETING AGENDA (Revised 12/7/21)
Discussions about prospective Zoning Bylaw modifications pertaining to the following topics:
- Affordable Housing (these are suggestions for possible zoning bylaw amendments)
- Create a 10% (or a little more) affordable housing requirement for all new Open Space Residential Developments (OSRD)
- Modify the density bonus requirements so that the affordable housing option is utilized instead of cash donations for amenities
- Create more flexibility in the residential districts for multifamily rental apartments or for more 2 or 3 family homes with special permit approval or even site plan approval by the Planning Board.
- New State requirements for multifamily development in MBTA communities.
- Address conflict between the definitions of multifamily housing and townhomes.
- Address issues pertaining to Special permit requirement for reduced frontage lots.
- Consideration of a minimum lot area threshold for Open Space Residential Development subdivision lots.
Adjournment