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Planning board article on 'cottage colonies' stays on warrant after Select Board debate; opponents cite density concerns
Summary
A Planning Board-backed zoning article proposing ‘‘cottage colonies’’ — deed‑restricted small rental units targeted to households up to 240% of area median income — will stay on the May 3 warrant after the Select Board discussed but ultimately did not exclude it.
A proposed zoning article that would create a new special-permit category for ‘‘cottage colonies’’ — compact arrangements of restricted rental units aimed at households earning up to 240% of area median income — was debated at length on Jan. 22 and will remain on the May 3 warrant after the board voted on an exclusion motion and the motion failed.
Planning staff and the sponsor said the…
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