Grafton, MA, changed its zoning to encourage multifamily housing close to the center of town, to contain sprawl. It didn't work.
"No developer was interested in anything but single-family home subdivisions, however, and today some 400 large, high-end homes are set to be built among the woods and streams. And now comes what some residents see as the final insult: a spate of projects filed under Chapter 40B, the state law that lets developers override local zoning if their projects are 25 percent affordable. The law applies only to those communities that don't have enough affordable housing by state standards - a condition that critics say the large-lot development has guaranteed."
Thanks to Laura Kranz
FULL STORY: Grafton fights losing battle on development
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