You can go look at the sites! On Mon, Oct 9, 2023 at 3:46 PM Robert Ahlert <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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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