April 5 - Town of Falmouth

As a consequence, this amendment neither promotes nor prohibits
condominiums. In fact, the only place you will find the term “condominium”
in our zoning bylaw is in Section 240; 240, which is the Business
Redevelopment District, where in fact we actually promote condominiums.
But even if the ownership of these 230 properties were
changed, the same rigorous standards would be applied. The use would
still be pre-existing non-conforming. It is also important to recognize who
owns these properties. Not evil developers, as they’ve been called, but
your neighbors, many of whom are here this evening.
Furthermore, when the time comes to sell your home, it might
actually be to somebody from out of town. Should that be prohibited?
It has been suggested by one individual that these 230 parcels
and their dwellings become affordable housing under certain conditions.
What I can’t understand is why these particular property owners are being
singled out. It’s as if we should extract a price from these property owners
for them to simply get back their property rights.
Please note that both the Planning Board and the Affordable
Housing Committee continue to plan for the affordable housing needs of
this town. The Planning Board has already rejected this individual’s
proposal. As you know, I have made presentations to nearly all of the
precinct meetings. One member asked if this proposal made any
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