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ARTICLE 40 AMEND ZONING BYLAW <br /> SPECIAL PERMIT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS <br /> To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning Bylaw to alter the rules for special permit <br /> residential developments, or act in any other manner in relation thereto. <br /> (Inserted at the request of the Planning Board) <br /> DESCRIPTION <br /> This article proposes a substantial revision to the way the bylaw regulates discretionary <br /> residential development, authorized under § 6.9 of the Zoning Bylaw. The proposal <br /> addresses concerns with the current Balanced Housing Development option, a development <br /> option that regulates the overall gross floor area of a development rather than the number of <br /> dwelling units within the development. <br /> The proposal amends the bylaw in four key ways. <br /> l. The existing Site Sensitive Development(SSD), Balanced Housing Development <br /> (BHD), and Public Benefit Development(PBD) special permit types are replaced <br /> with one special permit type, making the permitting process less complex. Under <br /> today's rules, these are separate filings, making it difficult to transform a BHD <br /> project into a SSD or PBD. Under this proposal, all options are on the table. This <br /> model starts with the same number of units as conventional zoning permits and <br /> allows additional units under specified circumstances. <br /> 2. The total Gross Floor Area(GFA) on site is reduced to a percentage of that allowed in <br /> a conventional development. <br /> 3. GFA limits for individual dwelling units are reduced. <br /> 4. A cap is placed on the number of dwelling units that will be allowed on a site. <br /> PROPOSED MOTION <br /> That the Zoning Bylaws of the Town be amended as follows: <br /> Part 1. Amend§ 135-3.4, Table 1, Permitted Uses & Development Standards, as <br /> follows: <br /> Table 1: Permitted Uses and Development Standards <br /> RO RS RT <br /> A. RESIDENTIAL USES <br /> A.1.0 PRINCIPAL RESIDENTIAL USES <br /> A.1.05 a i,,,,ee 4ottsi+ig de of rme + r„ lie be of;+developmepA,s4e s;+;. <br /> de <br /> SP SP SP <br /> Special Permit Residential Development <br /> Part 2. Delete and replace the definition of"Special Permit Residential <br /> Development" in § 135-10 with the following: <br />