Affordable Housing Overlay District

The CPC submitted warrant articles for the October 4, 2021 Town Meeting to allow for the conveyance of four properties to be developed for affordable housing: 57 Haverhill Street, 44 & 46 Oakdale Street, and 7 Saint Theresa Street. These properties are part of the Affordable Housing Overlay District (AHOD), a zoning overlay created in 2008 to allow the development of 23 Town-owned properties to create new affordable housing opportunities. The properties in this zoning district were also identified in the Town's 2018 Housing Production Plan as priority areas for affordable housing development.

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Affordable Housing Overlay District Bylaw, Section 200 Article XXI

The proposal did not pass at the October 2021 Town Meeting. However, in 2022, Town Meeting appropriated funds to complete wetlands delineations and surveyed plans for each property so the Town could better understand the properties' development potential. As of October 2023, 7 Saint Theresa Street has been flagged and surveyed. The plan is available here. On October 2, 2023 Town Meeting voted to authorize the Select Board to dispose of 7 Saint Theresa Street for the development of one or two units of affordable housing. A Request for Proposals is under development for the conveyance of this property.

The CPC continues to work with its consultants to complete the surveyed plans of the other properties, 57 Haverhill Street and 44 & 46 Oakdale Street. Further information will be available on this page as the projects progress.