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16 Great Neck RoadNorth <br />wlashyee, -Massachusetts oz649 <br />Ms. Faulkner moved onto strategy 6, more buildable starter homes, smaller lot sizes, and <br />diversifying stock by not increasing single family home production. <br />Ms. Waygan stated it would be beneficial to do a survey of undersized lots to see if we could <br />introduce an affordable housing bylaw. This would need to wait until sewer came online. She <br />would be in support of an affordable bylaw. <br />Ms. Lanzillotta commented the original strategy was reducing dimensional requirements. They <br />looked to see where this would make sense. <br />Mr. Oakley noted a starter home is diversifying the stock. That could look like a different type <br />of home, starter homes target young families or a young couple. <br />Ms. Waygan rephrased her desire for the affordable bylaw by adding starter homes as well. <br />We should conduct an analysis of residential lots, for an affordable or starter home bylaw. <br />Mr. Lehrer commented the cluster subdivision bylaw, lot size is what the board sees as <br />appropriate in an effort to maximize open space. <br />Ms. Lanzillotta stated for strategy five, small affordable lots on unbuildable lots, the first step is <br />doing that analysis of unbuildable land. A developer still has to have `x' amount of land to <br />preserve open space. <br />Ms. Waygan noted we just need to do the study. It may produce 10 lots. We don't even know <br />the magnitude of the impact. <br />Mr. Lehrer stated we cannot exceed zoning, on 2 acre zoning if you have 6 acres you are not <br />getting more than 3 dwellings, regardless of lot size. We consider the initiative to allow <br />additional lots for open space. It would have to be paired to an incentive for additional units. <br />His age group is stuck, with no mobility in the current market. We create housing types with <br />existing stock of single family starter homes, people have nowhere to go. If we focus on <br />strategies that reignite some mobility, it opens up more opportunities. <br />Ms. Waygan stated the affordable bylaw targeted these lots, subdivisions where people bought <br />two lots so they could put a backyard and build. We should try and allow the homeowner to <br />build on the next lot to be able to sell to someone in their family or sell to low or moderate <br />income households. <br />Mr. Lehrer reminded that affordability will unlikely change without stock. Over the years he has <br />received many phone calls from families who inherited lots and are interested in selling the lot. <br />