The Housing Choice Act covers "by right" zoning. Specifically, to comply we would need to zone 50 acres at 15 units per acre. The Oriole Landing buildings are consistent with that density.
The act does not address housing construction or the current multi-family housing inventory. It is concerned only with zoning. In other words, if we were to zone the entire 1/2 mile around the MBTA station for 15 units per acre, and none of the current owners either built multi-family housing or sold their property to a developer, we would be in compliance even though no new housing would be built in that scenario. Similarly, if we had 750 units in our current South Lincoln overlay district we would not be in compliance because the overlay requires town meeting approval. "By right" means that the property owner has the right to build at the specified density. The town is still able to apply regulations - building heights, design guidelines, site plan review, and other controls over the nature of the development. Margaret On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 8:10 PM Joan Kimball <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe that many existing units count. Could someone please clarify? > Planning Board? > > Many of us want to help with the housing crisis in this part of MA. And i > appreciate that there are differing opinions. May we continue to be civil > as we are doing now. > > Joan > > On Mon, Jan 24, 2022, 7:54 PM Debra Daugherty <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I guess I wish they would just take into consideration the housing we >> already have. There are 120 units next to the Hanscom bus stop (Battle Road >> Farm) not to mention all the HAFB units. That's a ton of units. There's a >> lot of open land on the Hanscom Air Field lot right across the street from >> the bus stop, but I'm not sure what the status of that land is. In town we >> have lots of units in Lincoln Woods right next to the train. Not sure why >> that shouldn't count toward our quota. >> >> On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 7:06 PM Bob Mason <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I don't (yet) have a POV on the specifics of this legislation nor the >>> feasibility for Lincoln, but I do wonder about a moral responsibility to >>> reconsider wholesale housing policy in towns like Lincoln. >>> >>> It is my understanding that part of the housing crises that have plagued >>> San Francisco, Los Angeles and other metropolitan regions across the US all >>> have to do with too much NIMBYISM. At some point, for us to have a >>> functional society, we need to rethink our physical infrastructure and how >>> that can create stronger communities, have greater economic impact and >>> reduce environmental pressures. >>> >>> Perhaps the specifics of this legislation is untenable for the >>> geographical constraints of Lincoln, but maybe we need to lean even more >>> into being part of the metropolitan solution. >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 6:49 PM Richard Panetta < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Margaret, >>>> >>>> >>>> Would the property near the bus stop be an area of concern as well >>>> then? Or would most of that land be in the National Park district? >>>> >>>> Rich >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 6:45 PM Margaret Olson < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Sara, >>>>> The original map published in the Squirrel was incorrect. This is my >>>>> fault - I made that map and made a mistake in the GIS. This was brought to >>>>> my attention in the comments; Alice contacted me and she updated the >>>>> article with the corrected map. >>>>> >>>>> What the updated map shows is that in order to comply we would need to >>>>> rezone some of the current R1 (single family 2 acre) zone that is within a >>>>> half mile of the station. Depending on how the regulations shape up after >>>>> the comment period the town may be facing some difficult choices. >>>>> >>>>> On the question of the MBTA station - we also have a bus stop, at >>>>> Hanscom. We are a bus service town under the draft rules. >>>>> >>>>> Margaret >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 5:53 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Very interesting, and there will be serious push-back. >>>>>> >>>>>> Note-"That is the message Massachusetts is sending to 175 cities and >>>>>> suburbs in the Boston area, as a bill passed last year to boost housing >>>>>> production begins to take effect >>>>>> <https://mass.streetsblog.org/2022/01/13/new-state-rule-would-force-suburbs-to-legalize-thousands-of-new-apartments-near-t-stops/> >>>>>> *.** Almost every jurisdiction in eastern Massachusetts, from the >>>>>> New Hampshire border to Worcester to the Cape Cod Canal…**”* >>>>>> >>>>>> Certainly some serious pressure will and should be placed on State >>>>>> Reps. once other towns realize the implications. >>>>>> >>>>>> Lincoln already has grasped the implications. >>>>>> >>>>>> For Lincoln, as was shown in a recent article in the *Squirrel,* the >>>>>> land available, given the map proposed by MAPC and this new >>>>>> growth initiative (NOT a mandate), the proposed 750 units would have to >>>>>> fit >>>>>> into a very small land mass. >>>>>> In order to reach 750 units, we would need to redevelop with 5-6 >>>>>> story buildings, at a minimum. >>>>>> >>>>>> It simply is not feasible. >>>>>> >>>>>> We should all be contacting our current and future State Reps. to ask >>>>>> their positions, and to explain. >>>>>> >>>>>> We have regularly added multi >>>>>> family housing, including affordable housing to our inventory, and, >>>>>> I expect we will continue to do so, but not in this manner. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sara Mattes >>>>>> >>>>>> *------* >>>>>> Sara Mattes >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jan 24, 2022, at 5:29 PM, Lynne Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> An interesting article for Lincoln. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> https://slate.com/business/2022/01/massachusetts-zoning-apartments-housing-transit.html >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Lynne Smith >>>>>> 5 Tabor Hill Road >>>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/5+Tabor+Hill+Road+Lincoln,+MA+01773?entry=gmail&source=g> >>>>>> Lincoln, MA 01773 >>>>>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/5+Tabor+Hill+Road+Lincoln,+MA+01773?entry=gmail&source=g> >>>>>> 781-258-1175 >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> -- >>>>>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>>>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>>>>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>>>>> Browse the archives at >>>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>>>> Change your subscription settings at >>>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>>>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>>>>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>>>>> Browse the archives at >>>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>>>> Change your subscription settings at >>>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>>>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>>>> Browse the archives at >>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>>> Change your subscription settings at >>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>>> Browse the archives at >>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>> Change your subscription settings at >>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>> >>>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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