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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Dan,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>In Groton two family allowed by right with same minimum lot size as single family.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:120%;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#001E4D'>Russell J. Burke, AICP </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#001E4D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:5.0pt;line-height:120%;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00A4C7'>Special Projects Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:120%;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#001E4D'>PO Box 60658 </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00A4C7'>/</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#001E4D'> Worcester, MA 01606<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:120%;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#001E4D'>O: 617-896-4300 </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00A4C7'>/</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#001E4D'> D: 617-896-4510 </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00A4C7'>/</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#001E4D'> C: 617-633-3590<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:120%;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:rburke@bscgroup.com">rburke@bscgroup.com</a><span style='color:#001E4D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:120%;text-autospace:none;vertical-align:middle'><a href="http://www.bscgroup.com/"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>www.bscgroup.com</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#001E4D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:24.0pt;line-height:120%;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3B3838;text-transform:uppercase'><img border=0 width=150 height=41 style='width:1.5583in;height:.425in' id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image001.png@01D891DF.37835CC0" alt="A picture containing text, sign
Description automatically generated"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Daniel Fortier via MassPlanners<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 7, 2022 8:48 AM<br><b>To:</b> Cathy Perry <cathy.perry2@outlook.com>; massplanners@masscptc.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] Zoning amendments for 2-family houses etc.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So, let’s take this a bit further, Dennis “allows” two-family by-right. Sorta Kinda. Our zoning requires 40,000 sf per dwelling unit. So, a by-right one-family structure requires 40,000 sf, but if you have 80,000 sf you can build a two-family. I hardly view this as providing for the missing middle housing.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Are the communities that have responded so far looking at two-family homes being allowed by-right on lots that meet the same requirements as a single family home?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dan Fortier<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Retired<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Interim Dennis Planner<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">Cathy Perry via MassPlanners</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, July 6, 2022 4:38 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a><br><b>Subject: </b>[Massplanners] Zoning amendments for 2-family houses etc.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Bedford would be interested in hearing from any towns that have amended their zoning to make it easier to build 2-family houses in traditionally (or most recently) single family districts. This might mean allowing them where they've been prohibited or reducing the restrictions/ conditions that apply. The only one I'm aware of is Concord.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Also we're interested in examples of towns that have reverted to earlier denser zoning for residential areas that have mainly non-conforming lots.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Catherine Perry AICP<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Assistant Planner<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Town of Bedford<o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=ms-outlook-mobile-signature><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>Get <a href="https://aka.ms/o0ukef">Outlook for iOS</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>