Jeffrey, The engineering studies required by wetlands protection, stormwater management, board of health, and other regulations would be the responsibility of any developer proposing a building. This is no different from a single family house in the majority of the town where a single family house is the "by right" use. Zoning controls what can be built assuming the proposed building complies with all other regulations. For example, our single family zoning in most of the town is 80,000 sq feet. That does not mean that a house can be built on any arbitrary 80,000 sq foot parcel - wetlands and a lack of land suitable for septic may rule out building anything on the lot.
Margaret On Wed, Oct 25, 2023 at 12:03 AM Jeffrey <jeffsk...@gmail.com> wrote: > As a late comer to the town's HCA MDU discussion, I would first like to > thank so many townspeople for their comments and explanations of the > Commonwealth's legislation, regulations, intentions, and possible failures > from an "Always Do The RIght Thing" point of view. Also, to those who > pointed out wildlife corridors, future traffic management problems,the > offensive idea that 10% affordable housing is acceptable, etc. I thank you. > My questions below are based on the fact that I am not educated on all the > options but I am assuming that the MDU development is focused on Codman > Road, behind Codman Road, and perhaps a jump over the Public Works lot and > the rail tracks to the small mall at the train station. > > So I apologize in advance if all that follows has already been discussed > and settled: > > Is the proposed MDU development trivial, or non-problematic from an > engineering perspective? That is, do we have up to date topological > (e.g.geo/hydrological mapping, etc.) that demonstrates that the proposed > development is rather a simple matter of perc testing per lot area, etc. > > In that vein, are we certain that the proposed development will have no > effect on the very close downstrream wetlands and will not require a > storm water management plan? > > I will end here for now in order not to make matters too complicated. But > I will say one thing so no one in Lincoln assumes that my questions are > obstructionist or "NIMBY" > We are witnessing local eco-system catastrophic failures heretofore not > seen. Failures not based on "once-in-a-century" events such as catastrophic > floods, earthquakes, etc. Based rather, on tiny permutations in biochemical > changes in soil, etc. I can add more once I hear responses from the > experts in Lincoln who are on committees or working with whatever paid > consultants the town has hired. > Respectfully, Jeffrey Lukowsky > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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