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<p class="MsoNormal">Oak Bluffs has a Flexible Development bylaw (See 7.3 / 7.3.8) that offers density bonuses.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.oakbluffsma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3666/AMENDED-ZONING-BY-LAW-CURRENT-TO-MAY-2021-combined?bidId=">AMENDED-ZONING-BY-LAW-CURRENT-TO-MAY-2021-combined (oakbluffsma.gov)</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545">Kim Leaird<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545">Administrator to the Planning Board of Oak Bluffs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545">Oak Bluffs Town Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545">56 School St.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545">Oak Bluffs, MA 02557<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#454545">(508) 693-3554 x154<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">www.oakbluffsma.gov/182/Planning-Board<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>McCrory, Marilyn (DCR) via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 26, 2022 11:09 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Darlene Wynne <dwynne@beverlyma.gov>; Jeffrey Robert Levine <jrlevine@mit.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> massplanners@masscptc.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] Incentive Zoning for Public Access?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I suggest taking a look at Shutesbury’s Open Space Design bylaw (see Article V):
<a href="https://www.shutesbury.org/sites/default/files/files-and-images/Bylaws/ZoningBylaw_amended2021.pdf">
https://www.shutesbury.org/sites/default/files/files-and-images/Bylaws/ZoningBylaw_amended2021.pdf</a> . Sec. 5.3-3 describes density bonuses, including one for allowing deeded public access to the open space.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D">Marilyn McCrory, AICP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D">Water Resources Planner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D">Office of Water Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D">Dept. of Conservation & Recreation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D">Boston, MA 02114<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1F497D">Tel.: (617) 626-1423<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><a href="http://www.mass.gov/service-details/dcr-office-of-water-resources">www.mass.gov/service-details/dcr-office-of-water-resources</a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><a href="http://www.mass.gov/orgs/water-resources-commission">www.mass.gov/orgs/water-resources-commission</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Conserve MA Water Toolkit: <a href="http://www.mass.gov/conservemawater">
mass.gov/conservemawater</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Darlene Wynne via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 26, 2022 10:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jeffrey Robert Levine <<a href="mailto:jrlevine@mit.edu">jrlevine@mit.edu</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Mass Planners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] Incentive Zoning for Public Access?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, May 26, 2022 at 10:11 AM Jeffrey Robert Levine via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I’m looking for examples of zoning language that provides incentives (density or otherwise) for provision of publicly accessible open space at a development. Ideally, I’m looking
for waterfront examples but I’m also interested in any ways communities have tried to use bonuses of some sort to get more public access to open space.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Any examples that are relevant would be welcome.<o:p></o:p></p>
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