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City reports MBTA‑communities compliance and economic analysis finding inclusionary zoning affects feasibility in current market
Summary
City staff reported that Worcester is compliant with the MBTA Communities law and presented a third‑party economic feasibility analysis showing that inclusionary zoning requirements, combined with current construction and financing costs, reduce expected returns for many housing project types.
City staff reported that Worcester is compliant with the MBTA Communities law (section 3A of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 40A) and presented an economic feasibility analysis that assessed how the city’s inclusionary zoning interacts with market conditions.
Peter Dunn summarized the MBTA communities submittal and said that Worcester’s zoning already permits multifamily housing by right in many places, which helped secure compliance without zoning changes. Because Worcester’s inclusionary zoning requires levels of affordability that exceed 10% at 80% AMI in some options, the city commissioned an…
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