[Massplanners] [External] Unproductive MBTA Districts

[Cousineau, Christine]

This may be too late, but you can include Marblehead as part of those communities that have located their required MBTA district in an area that is likely not going to produce new housing in the near future. Category: built-up area with existing multi-family housing.

Good luck on Monday!

Best,
Christine Cousineau
Marblehead

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Hello,

West Newbury is scheduled to vote on their proposed MBTA Overlay District next Monday, April 28.  I have been asked to compile a list of communities that have located their required MBTA district in an area that is likely not going to produce little or no new housing in the near future before the night of our town meeting.



Could you let me know of any other communities that have used this approach?   The examples of MBTA overlay district locations I'm looking for could be broken into the following categories:

  *   Thickly settled area
  *   Commercial/Industrial Development
  *   Existing Multi-family housing
  *   Etc.



We have located our overlay district on a 19 acre parcel with two buildings that is under agreement with a developer that would prefer to use the proposed MCMOD bylaw (if adopted).  If there was sewer, there is a potential to build more than required by the MBTA law.

I understand that locating the required district in these types of areas is acceptable and I do not mean to imply that it is wrong to do.  We want to be prepared with facts when answering questions from the public asking why we didn’t consider locating the district in an area that would result in little or no new housing.



Thank you!



Katrina O’Leary, AICP

Town Planner

West Newbury

townplanner at wnewbury.org<mailto:townplanner at wnewbury.org>

(978) 363-1100 x125

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