ZONING BYLAW - Town of Charlton
ZONING BYLAW - Town of Charlton
ZONING BYLAW - Town of Charlton
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5.12.2 Applicability<br />
Beginning on the date when this section <strong>of</strong> the Bylaw was approved by <strong>Town</strong> Meeting,<br />
no building permit for a new dwelling unit or units shall be issued unless in accordance<br />
with the schedule set forth in this Section, unless exempted pursuant to Section 5.12.5 <strong>of</strong><br />
this bylaw. This Section shall apply to all definitive subdivision plans, as well as to all<br />
Flexible Development projects proposed pursuant to Section 5.7 <strong>of</strong> this bylaw. Dwelling<br />
units shall be considered as part <strong>of</strong> a single development, for the purposes <strong>of</strong><br />
development scheduling, if located either on a single parcel or contiguous parcels <strong>of</strong> land<br />
that have been held in common ownership at any time on or subsequent to the date <strong>of</strong><br />
adoption <strong>of</strong> this bylaw.<br />
5.12. 3 Zoning Change Protection<br />
The protection against zoning changes as granted by Mass General Law Chapter 40A,<br />
Section 6 shall, in the case <strong>of</strong> a development whose completion has been restrained by<br />
this bylaw, be extended to the minimum time for completion allowed under this bylaw.<br />
5.12. 4 Development Rate Timetable<br />
A. Building permits for new dwelling units shall be authorized only in accordance with the<br />
following schedule. This applies to all definitive subdivision plans, as well as to all<br />
Flexible Development projects proposed pursuant to Section 5.7 <strong>of</strong> this bylaw, which will<br />
result in the creation <strong>of</strong> new dwelling units.<br />
B. The Planning Board shall not approve any development schedule that would result in the<br />
issuance <strong>of</strong> building permits that exceed the phased growth rate limitation set forth in this<br />
Section <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Charlton</strong> Zoning Bylaw.<br />
C. Building permits shall be issued as follows:<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> new dwelling units Percentage <strong>of</strong> total dwelling units per year*<br />
1-4 100%<br />
5-10 75%<br />
11-20 50%<br />
21-40 25%<br />
41 or more 20%<br />
* Percent <strong>of</strong> new dwelling units in the development for which building permits may be<br />
authorized per calendar year. The yearly schedule designated above commences from the<br />
date the Planning Board approves and signs the definitive subdivision plan or approval<br />
for the Flexible Development project.<br />
<strong>Charlton</strong> Zoning Bylaw, 09/2012 70
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