Town of Arlington, MA
Redevelopment Board

Agenda & Meeting Notice
October 26, 2020
 
 

This meeting is being held remotely in accordance with the Governor’s March 12, 2020 Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law G.L. c. 30A, Section 20. Public comments will be accepted during the public comment periods designated in the agenda. The public may email or provide any written comments to jraitt@town.arlington.ma.us by October 23, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. If visual information is provided as part of your correspondence, the Board requests this by October 26, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.

The Arlington Redevelopment Board will meet Monday, October 26, 2020 at 7:00 PM in the

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1.Warrant Article Public Hearings 2020 Special Town Meeting

Beginning at

7:00 p.m.

ARTICLE 19

ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT/ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS

To see if the Town will vote to allow Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) in single and two-family dwellings in residential districts, or take any action related thereto by amending the Zoning Bylaw as follows: Section 1.2 Purposes to add “to encourage housing for persons at all income levels and stages of life”: and Section 2.5 Definitions Associated with Dwelling: to add An ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, OR ACCESSORY APARTMENT,  “Accessory dwelling unit”, four or more rooms constituting a self-contained accessory housing unit, inclusive of sleeping, cooking and sanitary facilities on the same premises as the principal dwelling, subject to otherwise applicable dimensional and parking requirements, that: (i) maintains a separate entrance, either directly from the outside or through an entry hall or corridor shared with the principal dwelling sufficient to meet the requirements of the state building code and state fire safety code; (ii) is not larger in floor area than 1/2 the floor area of the principal dwelling. And Section 3.3.3 Special Permits to add “in the case of requests for special permits for Accessory Dwelling Units, the use will add to the need for a range of affordable housing opportunities for the Town.” And Section 5.2.3 Districts and Uses:  to add “to allow for the creation of accessory dwelling units in all zoning districts which allow residential use, (Include in Section 5.4 Residential Districts); or take any action related thereto.

(Inserted at the request of Barbara Thornton and 10 registered voters)

 

ARTICLE 18

ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT/IMPROVING RESIDENTIAL INCLUSIVENESS, SUSTAINABILITY, AND AFFORDABILITY BY ENDING SINGLE FAMILY ZONING

To see if the Town will vote to or take any action related thereto: To amend the Zoning Bylaw for the Town of Arlington by expanding the set of allowed residential uses in the R0 and R1 Zoning Districts with the goal of expanding and diversifying the housing stock by altering the district definitions for the R0 and R1 Zoning Districts.

 (Inserted at the request of Benjamin Rudick and 10 registered voters)

 

• A brief introductory presentation will be provided for each article
• Board members and members of the public will be provided time to ask questions and comment for each article

2.Adjourn
Estimated 9:00 p.m. – Adjourn