Number of units likely to be developed is not a criterion the EOHLC will use to determine compliance for Lincoln or any other town. The proposals that I have, among others, presented will be deemed compliant by the State.
I invite anyone who doubts my assertion to watch this exchange between an HCAWG member and our Director of Planning. Watch the video below starting at 1:08:00 https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/lincoln/video/653aaa9262e4d80008b6ad96?page=HOME On Tue, Nov 7, 2023 at 9:23 AM Don Seltzer <timon...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 6, 2023 at 6:35 PM Bijoy Misra <misra.bi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> ...It is not clear how the stuffing units at the train station idea came >> about in Lincoln... >> > > Actually, it is very clearly stated in the law: a district of reasonable > size within a half mile radius of a commuter rail station. The Executive > Office of Housing and Livable Communities was put in charge of defining > 'reasonable size'. Their guidelines are a complicated mess, but there is > one guiding principle that stands out: ‘When possible, multi-family zoning > districts should be in areas that have safe, accessible, and convenient > access to transit stations for pedestrians and bicyclists.’ > > Lincoln and other communities could try to game the system by rezoning > districts that have near zero likelihood of being redeveloped, and are > nowhere near a transit hub. But the folks at EOHLC are not stupid, and > they would likely reject such attempts at compliance. > > Don Seltzer > -- > 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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