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174-8.10. CR Critical Resource District. |
A.
Purpose. The purpose of the Critical Resource District
is to ensure that lands critical to the environmental
quality of the Town of Southborough are not physically
developed prior to consideration of alternatives to such
development.
B.
Regulations. Critical Resource Districts, as shown on
the Zoning Map, shall be considered to be superimposed
over any other district established in this chapter. Land
in a Critical Resource District may be used as otherwise
permitted in the underlying district, subject to the following:
(1) No density bonuses as authorized under § 174-13.2F
shall be allowed for development within the Critical
Resource District, but land within the district may
be used to earn development bonuses for development
to be located outside the district through transferring
of development rights, as provided by § 174-13.2F.
(2) Submittals under major residential development must
include a flexible development proposal.
(3) In acting on major residential. development proposals,
if the Planning Board determines that neither the basic
development proposal before it nor any submitted alternatives
can adequately protect scenic views, habitats, fragile
natural environments or other critical environmental
resources, it shall grant a special permit only either:
(a) Upon determination that nondevelopment alternatives
for utilization of site value have been reasonably
pursued and found to be infeasible, including transfer
of development rights or sale of land or rights to
the town or other organization having land preservation
purposes; or
(b) Upon imposition of a stipulation that no building
permit is to be issued under the special permit and
no site preparation is to take place until either
one hundred twenty (120) days lapse from the date
of approval or a town meeting has earlier acted on
a proposal for acquisition of fee or rights over part
or all of the premises in question.
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