Wayland City Zoning Code

Provide for multi-family housing development in accordance with M.G.L. c. 40A, § 3A and the Section 3A Compliance Guidelines of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC), as may be amended from time to time;

Implement the Wayland Housing Production Plan;

Encourage the production of a variety of housing sizes and types to provide access to new and redeveloped housing for people with a variety of needs and income levels;

Locate housing in areas to promote public health and meet the community's environmental goals, including maintaining open space, reducing greenhouse gases and improving air quality;

Locate housing in or near existing developed areas and roadways;

Provide multi-family housing that is well integrated into Wayland's land use patterns; and

Increase the tax base through private investment in new housing development.

Route 20 West — Parcel Nos. 21-006, 21-006A, and 21-CM1;

River's Edge West — the western portion of Parcel No. 22-006;

Town Center Development Area — Parcel No. 25-052E and portions of Parcel Nos. 23-052 and 23-052C;

Planned Development District - Central — Parcel No. 45-CM3.

In conducting its review, the Planning Board shall apply the design standards expressed in the regulations adopted to implement the provisions of this Article 27 including site layout, building design, outdoor lighting, signage, site amenities, landscaping, screening, buffers, storm water management, open space, as well as parking requirements for non- residential uses.

Landscaping within the MFHD shall be designed to: promote the establishment, protection and enhancement of the natural landscape; ensure the appropriate use of plant materials; preserve natural tree cover; and promote inclusion of new tree plantings in order to reduce visual blight, noise and glare, prevent soil erosion, reduce storm water runoff, increase groundwater discharge, create shade, and reduce solar overheating.

Screening and buffering should create visual barriers between features of the development from public streets and abutting properties, including dumpsters and trash handling areas, mechanical equipment at ground level and on rooftop, service entrances and utility facilities for building operation, loading docks and spaces, and aboveground backflow preventers.

In lieu of the requirements of Article 22 of the Town's Zoning Bylaw (the "Inclusion of Affordable Housing"), the provisions of this Article 27 shall apply.

A minimum of 10% of the dwelling units on any lot in the MFHD shall be affordable units, subject to a cap on household income eligibility of not less than 80% of area median income.

If, when applying the percentage to the total number of units to determine the number of required affordable units, the number of affordable dwelling units results in a fraction, the number shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number.

No project may be divided or phased to nullify or reduce the number of required affordable dwelling units.

Affordable dwelling units shall be similar in size and indistinguishable from market-rate units with regard to quality of interior and exterior materials and finishes, shall be distributed proportionately among unit sizes and throughout the development, and shall have use of all common areas including parking areas and amenities.

Affordable dwelling units shall be rented or sold subject to deed restrictions, restrictive covenants, contractual agreements, and/or other mechanisms restricting the use and occupancy, rent levels, and sales prices of such units to assure their affordability over time. Restrictive instruments shall be subject to review and approval by Town Counsel and shall be recorded with the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds prior to the commencement of any construction. Any condominium documents and fees shall be subject to review and approval by the Planning Board prior to issuance of a building permit.

At the request of the Town, a monitoring agreement for oversight of affordability restrictions shall be entered into and shall be recorded with the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds prior to the issuance of the first building permit for any dwelling unit in the project.

To the maximum extent permitted by law and, if applicable, any federal or state financing or subsidy program supporting the development, first preference for the initial offering of an affordable dwelling unit shall be given to households that meet one or more of the following criteria: