HomeMy WebLinkAboutPhased Development Submission Sheet2 Town of North Andover
Request to Include Article For May 9, 2005 Annual Town Meeting
(Town Division/Department)
Submitted by: Planning Department
(Name of Department/Division)
Heidi Griffin
(Name of Division Director)
Heidi Griffin
(Name of Department Director, if applicable)
Date: December 20, 2004
Requested Article:
To see if the Town will vote to amend Section 4.2.1 of the Town of North
Andover Zoning Bylaw so as to create a new Section 4.2. 1 "Intent and
Purpose"; and renumber the remainder of Section 4.2.1 accordingly:
1. INTENT AND PURPOSE
This Section 4.2.1 is adopted pursuant to the provisions of M.G.L., c. 40A and the
Home Rule Amendment, Article 89 of the Massachusetts Constitution, for the
following purposes:
a) to ensure that growth occurs in an orderly and planned manner, at a rate
that can be supported by Town services, while avoiding large year to
year variations in the development rate;
b) to allow the Town time to update its Master Plan and Housing Plan and to
provide the Town with time to study the effect of growth on the
municipality's infrastructure, character and municipal services;
c) to allow the Town time to study, plan for, and provide an additional source
of water so as to protect the town's water supply for future growth;
d) to relate the timing of residential development to the Town's ability to
provide adequate public safety, schools, roads, municipal
infrastructure, and human services at the level of quality which citizens
expect, and within the Town's ability to pay under the financial
limitations of Proposition 2 1/2.;
f) to allow departures from the strict application of the growth rate measures
herein in order to encourage certain types of residential growth which
address the housing needs of specific population groups or which
provide significant reductions in the ultimate residential density of the
Town.
Draft Motion:
Motion to amend Section 4.2.1 of the Zoning Bylaw as written above.
Reason(s) for Article:
Recent case law has mandated that communities are allowed to have rate of
development bylaws in place only for purposes of growth planning and/or
resource problem solving. The above outlined intent reflects the town's work
on studying and updating the town's master plan, housing plan, and water
supply protection as mandated by case law.
Attachments: See attached article.
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Approved by Town Manager: Date:
Approved by Town Counsel: Date:
(as to form)
Approved by Bond Counsel: Date:
(for borrowing articles).
Approved by Board of Selectmen: Date:
(For inclusion in the warrant, majority vote required):
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