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legal. If the rural character and housing diversity of North Andover is to be preserved, new-home
development has to be managed in such a way that these features are retained.
The Master Plan recommendation that prepared the way for the Affordable Housing and Planned
Production Plan stated:
“North Andover will implement a comprehensive housing plan that provides
for housing stock diversity and affordable housing development. The Town will
begin by completing an affordable housing study to identify and quantify the
community’s existing and estimated housing needs and to locate a range of
appropriate locations for affordable housing development.”
This plan fulfills the recommendation, adopts the premise underlying the Master Plan, and accepts
the advice about managing residential development.
Executive Order 418 Community Development Plan
In June 2004, the EO 418 Community Development Plan for North Andover was completed. The
plan was developed in response to Executive Order 418, which directed various state agencies to
provide assistance to cities and towns for planning purposes. The plans were to help communities
determine the best way to increase the supply of housing affordable across a broad range of income
levels while balancing economic development, transportation infrastructure improvements and open
space preservation.
The following are Community Development Plan findings and recommendations that are relevant
to this plan.
• The CDP found that “North Andover does not have effective regulations to preserve its
historic mix of single-family homes.” It recommended the adoption of zoning changes
designed to discourage tear-down-and-replace development and to preserve the supply
of modest single and two-family residences.
• The CDP recommended developing a Comprehensive Permit Policy that:
- Identifies community housing needs and priorities,
- Provides guidance on preferences for affordable housing development,
design and locations, and
- Defines criteria that will guide comprehensive permit negotiations.
The North Andover Affordable Housing and Planned Production plan carries out the
recommendations of the 2004 EO 418 Community Development Plan.
North Andover Affordable Housing Plan
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