ZONING BYLAW - Town of Charlton

ate units. The Charlton Housing Authority shall be responsible for choosing
purchasers or tenants, and monitoring and ensuring the long-term affordability of
the units.
6. The maximum number of permitted housing units within all permitted Senior
Living Developments in the Town of Charlton shall be limited to a number
equivalent to ten percent (10%) of all existing residential units (excluding Senior
Living development units) located in the Town of Charlton. The Board of
Assessors shall establish the number of residential housing units as of January 1
of each calendar year.
7. No single structure containing Independent Living Retirement Housing shall
contain more than 4 dwelling units.
8. The total number of dwelling units in a Senior Living Development shall not
exceed 4 units per acre of buildable land unless a density bonus is granted under
the following section. Buildable acreage shall be calculated by a registered land
surveyor or civil engineer and shall not include any of the following:
a. Land within a floodway or floodplain district as defined under Section 6-Flood
Plain District.
b. Fresh water wetlands as defined by MGL Chapter 131, Section 40.
c. Land having slopes greater than 20%.
d. Land subject to a conservation restriction which prohibits development.
e. Land subject to any local, state, or federal law or regulation, right of way,
public or other restriction, which prohibits development.
9. The Planning Board may grant density bonuses under the following provisions,
provided however, that at no time shall there be more than six (6) units per
buildable acre of land in the Development:
a. Affordability: For each affordable housing unit provided above the minimum
required 10%, one additional housing unit may be permitted.
b. Open space: For each acre of preserved open space in addition to the minimum
required, two (2) additional housing units may be permitted.
10. Public bikeways, pedestrian walkways or walking trails may be required by the
Planning Board to provide circulation or access to schools, playgrounds, parks,
shopping, transportation, open space and/or community facilities or such other
purposes as the Board may determine to be appropriate to serve the needs of the
development.
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