Planning Board splits over whether 10–16 Mount Vernon addition must include an affordable unit; hearing continued

The Planning Board spent the largest portion of the meeting debating whether an addition at 10–16 Mount Vernon Street that would add four units requires an inclusionary affordable unit. The applicant’s representative argued the project is a four-unit addition and falls under the bylaw threshold that applies only to projects of six or more units. "Section 7.3…states that 10% of the dwelling units within a project…if 6 units or more, shall be affordable," the applicant’s representative summarized for the board, arguing the addition does not meet the threshold.