BYLAW: Townhouse Development

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MUNICIPALITY: Cambridge, MA

DATE ADOPTED: Unknown

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS BYLAW CONTACT:
Cambridge Community Development Office 617-349-4600

PURPOSE:
"...to encourage the development of one and two family townhouses. The townhouse development use
created herein is intended to promote development designs that are compatible with traditional neighborhood development patterns and sensitive to existing streetscapes, to encourage a townhouse pattern of development where higher densities are permitted and to discourage the demolition of existing residential structures as well as the excessive infill of townhouses on lots already containing residential structures.
Provisions for the townhouse development use are intended to overcome obstacles to the development of one and two family townhouses, by providing special incentives where appropriate. .."

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