1/28/2015 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS Minutes

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T 4 m ome witbin the meaning of the Housing Act of 1937, and qualifying for Iisting in the affordable housing ventory maintained by the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Cornnrnunity Development under G.L. c..40B,with such transfer to be made subject to } such terms as the Selectmen deem.appropriate,including a permanent deed restriction, which may contain a reverter clause,permanently restricting the sale or resale price,or rental cost,of any homes or apartments constructed on said parcels to no more than that considered affordable for persons of low income as defined by the U. S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development and qualified for continued listing in the above affordable housing inventory..."; and WHEREAS, said Article 16 of said Special Town Meeting Warrant authorized the Board of Selectmen"...to make use of any other instrumentalities of the Town or other agencies and to enter into any agreements necessary to effect the transfer and restriction of such land in accordance with this Article, or take any other action relating - thereto."; and VFEEREAS,the Board of Selectmen published a Request For Proposals for the building of t two Units of single-family affordable housing, one Unit on each of the two above-referenced Parcels of land and the subsequent sale of the two Units to eligible purchasers;and - WFIEIEAS, Habitat submitted to the Town a Proposal dated January 7,2014,for ' the building and sale of said housing; aad AREAS,the Board of Selectmen during its meeting of February 10,2014, accepted the Proposal of Habitat and voted to enter into an Agreement with Habitat for the building and sale of said housing; and VMREAS,Habitat wishes to•purebase the Parrcels in order for Habitat to bu*ld one Unit ofsinle-family affordable housing on each of said Parcels and,upon the completion thereof, to convey each Parcel and its affordable Unit to an eligible purchaser;. and AREAS,pursuant to M.G.L. c. 40B §§20--23 (the"Act") and the final report of the Special Legislative Commission Relative to Low and)Moderate Income Housing Provisions issued in April 1983, regulations have been promulgated at 760 CZYM 56.00 et seq. (the"Regulations") which established the Local Initiative Program; and. REAS,the Conaonwealth of Massachusetts,acting by and through its Department of Housing and Community Development " M" ,pursuant to Chapter 23B of the General Laws, administers the Local Initiative Program LIP" on behalf of the Commonwealth'; and 2 -