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<p class="MsoNormal">Watertown has a requirement that no more than 15% of the first floor be used for access to the residential in a mixed-use in the CBD. We have another zone that has a percent commercial required in the development. That one does not require
it to all be on the first floor. That is at 15% of the gross area in the PSCD -2 zone and then there are guidelines about street activation, etc.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A work around with percentage of the first floor is that a developer can make the first floor smaller and still provide access. The percent of overall relates to the whole project. But, it may be overprescribing the use and get you vacant
storefronts, office, or other not so useful spaces.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bell MT",serif;color:black">Gideon Schreiber, AICP, Senior Planner</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Pollock, Maureen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, June 23, 2021 3:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> MassPlanners@masscptc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Massplanners] Uses on the first floor of a Mixed-use building<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Fellow Planners: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Do any communities regulate through their Zoning Bylaw the ratio of permitted residential and non-residential uses allowed on the first floor to a mixed-use building? If so, what is that ratio?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks in advance!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Maureen <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#385623">Maureen Pollock<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#385623">Planner<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#385623">Town of Amherst<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#385623">4 Boltwood Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype",serif;color:#385623">Amherst, MA 01002-2351<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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