<html><body><div id="zimbraEditorContainer" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000" class="8"><div>Good Afternoon Paige,</div><div>Last June Town Meeting Members approved Zoning Bylaw and Map amendments in Norwood that rezoned the 4 mile Rte. 1 corridor. Two areas along the corridor have Mixed Use Overlay districts that require multifamily housing as part of the inclusionary zoning element of the Bylaw amendments. After a few hours of debate we scored a unanimous vote of approval.</div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__">Paul Halkiotis, Director<br>Planning & Economic Development<br>566 Washington St. P.O. Box 40<br>Norwood, MA 02062<br>(781)915-4749</div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"massplanners" <massplanners@masscptc.org><br><b>To: </b>"massplanners" <massplanners@masscptc.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, January 13, 2022 6:52:44 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>[Massplanners] Communities that have taken advantage of new housing choice voting thresholds?<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div dir="ltr">I have been asked to inquire whether any communities have used the new majority rule for certain housing provisions, as now permitted under the new housing choice law.<br><div>If your community has, would you please share and let us know what type of zoning was passed and whether the margin was between 51 - 65%.</div><br><div>Thank you in advance.</div><div><br>Paige Duncan</div><div>Planning Director, Foxborough<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">
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</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Paige E. Duncan, AICP,
Planning Director</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br>
</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Foxborough Town Hall, 40
South Street</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> <br>
</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Foxborough,
Massachusetts 02035</span></span><span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> <br>
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