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Council hears proposal for Fennell Street affordable-housing overlay that would rely on Chelsea cooperation
Summary
An applicant proposed a two‑acre overlay to encourage multifamily affordable housing adjacent to Chelsea; councilors pressed on affordability percentage, school impacts and intermunicipal utility agreements and referred the zoning change to the zoning committee.
Tom Skrovsky presented a proposed Fennell Street affordable-housing overlay district on behalf of property interests on land that is titled Fennell Street but lies adjacent to Chelsea and directly borders Chelsea Housing Authority property. Skrovsky said the two parcels total roughly two acres, have been vacant for decades, and could complement Chelsea's master planning for nearby public housing.
Skrovsky said any development here "couldn't occur without the cooperation from the city of Chelsea" because access, water and sewer tie-ins would cross Chelsea property. He proposed an overlay that would be similar to the city's RC‑4 residential district but would…
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