As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT
An option which permits an applicant to build single-family
(and multifamily) dwellings with reduced lot area and frontage requirements
so as to create a development in which the buildings and accessory
uses are clustered together into one or more groups with adjacent
common open land.
COMMON OPEN SPACE
A parcel or parcels of land or an area of water, or a combination
of land and water within the site designated for a residential cluster
development, maintained and preserved for open uses, and designed
and intended for the use or enjoyment of residents of the residential
cluster development. Common open space may contain such complementary
structures and improvements as are necessary and appropriate for the
benefit and enjoyment of residents of the residential cluster development,
but shall not include streets or parking areas except those incidental
to open space uses.
HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION
A corporation or trust owned or to be owned by the owners
of lots or residential units within a tract approved for cluster development,
which holds the title to open land and which is responsible for the
costs and maintenance of said open land and any other facilities to
be held in common.
[Amended 4-30-2018 ATM
by Art. 19]
MULTIFAMILY
(For the purpose of this article only.) Attached dwelling
units or buildings designed for or occupied by two or more families.
WETLANDS
Area characterized by vegetation described in MGL c. 131, § 40.
In addition to purposes set out in MGL c. 40A and the local
zoning, the Planning Board may grant a special permit for cluster
development in the Residence B and Residence C Districts upon the
following terms and conditions:
A. To encourage the more efficient use of land in harmony with its natural
features;
B. To encourage creativity in the design of developments through a carefully
controlled process;
C. To encourage a less sprawling form of development, a shorter network
of streets and utilities, more economical development of land with
less consumption of open space;
D. To permanently preserve natural topography and wooded areas within
development areas and to preserve usable open space and recreation
facilities close to homes;
E. To provide an efficient procedure to ensure appropriate high-quality
design and site planning to enhance the neighborhoods in which they
occur and to the Town as a whole;
F. To promote diverse and energy-efficient housing at a variety of costs.
The permitted uses in the residential cluster development may
include single-family homes on separate lots and/or multiple-family
homes together with open space.