Pursuant to the authority granted by § 300-7.4, Senior housing communities, of the Zoning Bylaw of the Town of Upton, the Planning Board has adopted the following rules and regulations governing senior housing communities (SHC) developments in the Town of Upton.
The purpose of these regulations is to guide the planning, design and construction of senior housing communities in a manner consistent with the objectives of the SHC Bylaw, which are to provide alternative housing for a maturing population; to provide a type of housing which reduces residents' burdens of property maintenance and which reduces demands on municipal services; and to promote flexibility in land use planning in order to improve site layouts, protect natural features and environmental values and utilize land in harmony with neighboring properties.
A development or any phase thereof under § 300-7.4, Senior housing communities, of the Zoning Bylaw shall comply with these regulations and all requirements for an application contained in that section.