Proposed Amendment No. 6 - Section 1400 Growth Management Ordinance

Section 1400

Reasons for the proposed changes

In Brookline, Housing for Older Persons Development was exempted from the Growth Management Ordinance and the Planning Board proposes to remove this exemption. The State statutes are changing this summer to allow Workforce Housing to utilize any density or procedural bonuses provided to Housing for Older Persons Developments. It was important to review both Zoning Ordinances to make sure if Workforce Housing developments used the Housing for Older Persons Ordinance bonuses, it would make sense.

In addition to removing the Housing for Older Persons exemption, the timing of the distribution building permits was clarified.

Also, to align with the International Building Code, the time limit on building permits was removed.