2. Shrewsbury Overview
• Suburb of Worcester
and Boston
• 36,600 Population – 2010
• 13,919 Year round housing units – 2010
• 855 Total SHI Units (6.14%)
• Inclusionary Housing adopted October 2005
• 18 Units created through Inclusionary Zoning
Town of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
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3. Inclusionary Housing Bylaw
• Applies to all developments involving creation of 5 or
more dwelling units or lots.
• Single family, duplex, apartments, townhouses by right
• Special permit to increase percentage of duplexes up to
25%
• Special permit for payment in lieu, land donation or off
site unit(s)
• Exemption-large lot areas and greater frontage
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4. Inclusionary Housing Bylaw
District Type Minimum Affordable
Rural AA, A, B and
Residence A
10%
Residence B-1 and B-2 12.5%
Multifamily District 12.5% single or two
family
15% apartment/condo
Apartment District 25%
Senior Housing 15%
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Density bonus for
Rural A, B and
Residence A districts
Minimum lot area
decreased from 20,000
sf to 19,000 sf (single
family) & 40,000 sf to
22,000 sf (two family)
5. Madison Place
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• 12 acre site
• Completed 2012
• 8 buildings
• 12 units/building
• 96 1 & 2 bedroom units
(840-1,100 square feet)
• 15% inclusionary (15 units)
6. Grove Meadow Farms
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• 4 acre site
• Nearing completion
• 11 lots
• 12 units (1 duplex)
• 15% inclusionary
(2 units)
7. 143 North Quinsigamond Avenue
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• 39,795 sf site
• Completed 2013
• 7 units
• 10% inclusionary
• (1 unit) –Variance
Granted by Zoning
Board of Appeals
8. Willow Woods Estates
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• 3.4 acre site
• Completed 2013
• 6 lots
• Special Permit –
payment in lieu of unit
• $233,300 to
Affordable Housing
Trust Fund
9. Creative Ways Developers Work Around Bylaw
• Division of land to four lots and then waiting
24 months to subdivide/develop additional
lots.
• Building five new units on property with one
existing dwelling (tare down)
• We have not seen an increase in 40B
development due to the bylaw.
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