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Planning Board votes to ease inclusionary zoning rules

Chelsea Planning Board votes 5-4 to loosen affordable-housing rules for new development. The board recommended cutting the fee developers pay to skip building affordable units from $400,000 to $200,000 and raising the unit count that triggers the requirement from 10 to 50 (100 in West Chelsea).

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board Backs Prattville Rezoning Plan

Chelsea Planning Board unanimously recommended City Council approval of a Fitzpatrick-Prattville Smart Growth Overlay District that could bring up to 900 units to the 23-acre site, including a one-for-one replacement of all 198 public housing units.

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