Those photos are misleading. When you show one individual building or part of the building, it doesn't give the full picture of the density on the site. The site plans do a much better job. Obviously we don't have those yet so I'm trying to help folks understand what 15 units / acre built on only buildable land will look like (at 3 stories it will be dense and there will be a lot of them). It will look much more like Oriole Landing and Cold Brook than it will to the current Lincoln Woods.
I understand that this is a full Master planning exercise but shouldn't we pay for something similar to that (a Master plan) before we hand-over all decision making authority to the Planning board and Developers? Rob On Mon, Oct 9, 2023 at 3:30 PM Margaret Olson <[email protected]> wrote: > I once again refer you to the photos in the Housing Choice Working Groups > presentation: HCWG Slide Deck > <https://www.lincolntown.org/DocumentCenter/View/85116/2023-SOTT-HCA-Slide-Deck-wtih-Notes?bidId=> > This illustrates the developments we currently have in town with a variety > of densities on a variety of topologies. > > The problem with looking at any photo or plan labeled "x units per acre" > is that you have to dig into the records, regulations, and zoning maps to > understand how that calculation was made and what exactly it means. The > advantage of looking at the six examples the HCWG supplied is that it's six > very different developments on very different lots but the calculations > were all done the same way. So you can compare apples to apples. > > Margaret > > On Mon, Oct 9, 2023 at 3:04 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you, Margaret. >> So, that development is 5units more per acre than what we might have on >> Lewis St. and Codman Rd? >> And could those additional units be reflected in the height? >> What would the 15 units/acres look like on Codman Rd. and Lewis St, given >> our height restrictions? >> An illustration/mapping of build out would help…ion additional to pics of >> Lincoln Woods, etc. >> A picture’s worth a thousand words, and right now, those pictures are >> pretty scary! >> Sara >> ------ >> Sara Mattes >> >> >> >> >> On Oct 9, 2023, at 2:58 PM, Margaret Olson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> From the project narrative ( >> https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/cdn.sudbury.ma.us/wp-content/uploads/sites/326/2020/05/Cold-Brook-Crossing-Site-Plan-Narrative-March-11-2020.pdf?version=dd2e49a8d33cbe913460c6b7d51236c4 >> ): >> >> Of the 26 acres: >> 9.9 acres are in conservation >> 3.1 acres are part of the Sudbury Water District and will remain so >> >> That leaves 13 acres. 274 units/13 acres = 21 units per acre. >> >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> >> -- *Robert Ahlert* | *781.738.1069* | [email protected]
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