ARTICLE 18 – Amendment to Section 29, Subsection 29.5.2 (Community Housing Administration) of the Town’s Zoning Bylaws

ARTICLE 18 – Amendment to Section 29, Subsection 29.5.2 (Community Housing Administration) of the Town’s Zoning Bylaws: To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 29.5.2 of the Town’s Zoning Bylaw by deleting the words "certificate of occupancy” and replacing them with "building permit” as follows (language to be inserted is shown underlined and language to be deleted is shown in strikethrough): 29.5.2 Prior to issuance of the certificate of occupancy building permit for the first market rate dwelling unit within a Residential Subdivision Project with any affordable units the applicant shall submit to the Select Board of Selectmen or the designee, for review and approval, the following documents [Amended ATM 5/15/21]:  1. A housing plan showing the location, square footage, unit types, number and types of rooms, and location of all units (designating the Community Housing units) and number of Community Housing Units.  Also to be included are elevations, floor plans, outline specifications for the market-rate and the Community Housing units (demonstrating comparability between Community Housing and market-rate units); 2. A proposed deed rider or rental restrictions, monitoring services agreement, regulatory agreement (if required by LIP), condominium documents (or outline of the affordability requirements), and marketing plan (including the tenant selection plan) and any other materials requested by the Select Board of Selectmen or the designee. 3. If a condominium is proposed, the condominium documents shall meet the                  following requirements:  a. Percentage (beneficial) interests shall be based on the sales price of the Community Housing units at the time of the recording of the master deed;  b. All votes shall be one unit – one vote except where the condominium statute requires percentage/beneficial interest votes.  See G.L. c.183, S. 10;  c. There shall be no amendments to the Community Housing provisions;  d. In the event of condemnation or casualty or purchase by other than an Eligible Household (i.e. such a household cannot be located) – excess proceeds above maximum sale or resale price shall to be donated to the Town’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund established pursuant to G.L. c. 44, s. 55C. or take any action in relation thereto.

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