Planning board approves reduction to seven affordable units at 60% AMI for Powdermill project
Summary
After extended zoning-math discussion, the board voted to allow the 2–6 Powdermill project to modify its affordable-housing commitment down to seven units at 60% AMI, with board members flagging that town counsel should confirm the bylaw interpretation behind the calculation.
The Planning Board voted to allow a reduction in the project's affordable-unit count from the previously referenced nine down to seven units, all at 60% of area median income (AMI), for the 2–6 Powdermill development.
Board members and staff debated which zoning provisions apply (general section 7 density rules versus the DoD overlay in section 9). Staff walked the board through the calculations, reporting 19 bonus units from the land-area formula and the DoD's quarter-of-bonus calculation. The board concluded the practicable outcome for this approval was seven units at 60% AMI and asked staff to bring the bylaw questions to town counsel if further clarification is needed. "The board will allow a reduction in affordable unit counts from a total of nine to be reduced down to seven units at 60% AMI," the motion stated.
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