4/7/2009 COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT COMMITTEE Minutes

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Community Preservation Committee Minutes April 7. 2009 A PDINT1 E1 T S AND HEARINGS: John L. West—Affordable le o s lieation: John and Cynthia West of 26 Russell Road were before the CPC to request funding consideration for the sale of land for affordable housing. The propel is identified on Assessor's Map 120 as Parcel 29. The amount of CAC funding request is$55,000. The application dated January 6, 2009 is a re-submission from the initial CPA funding request dated October 9, 2008 for funding consideration at the May 2009 Town Meeting. In December of 2008,the Comm nity Preservation Committee voted to deny the application as a result of the following; a letter of support was not received from Habitat for Humanity prior to deliberations,and as a result of correspondence from the Building Inspector dated December 8, 2008 which disclosed the subdivision of the land is legal,however, the lot, 11,642 square feet which was created by the owner is un-buildable as it does not meet the Town's bylaw pertaining to size requirements. Current zoning requires a mimmum minimumof 40,000 square feet. The updated application submitted to the CPC Committee contained a later of intent from Habitat for Humanity dated January 13, 2009 expressing interest in submitting a proposal for the development of an affordable house on the subject real property. The process would require the issuing of an RFP for the development of an affordable house that would quali