To encourage the preservation of common land for open space and recreational
use by promoting the highest and best utilization of land in harmony with its
natural features, and to retain the rural character of the town. 8.5.2 Affordable Housing Requirements. Compliance with Section 8.9 is also required. The special
permit hearings and decisions under this Section under Section 8.9 may be combined. 8.5.3 Special Permit. In the Residential, Business and Industrial Districts, the Planning & Zoning
Board may grant a Special Permit for an Adult Retirement Development (ARD) as an alternative to
conventional subdivision. Subdivision approval pursuant to G.L. c. 41 is also required. 8.5.4 Definitions. See Section 11.0, “Adult Retirement Development.”
8.5.5 Permitted Uses. Land in the ARD is specifically limited to single family and two-family
dwellings, with residence and occupancy by persons who have achieved a minimum age of fifty-five
(55) years of age, in accordance with G. L. c. 151B, as it may be amended, and community facilities
for residents of the ARD and their guests. 8-7
8.5.6 Area and Dimensional Requirements. 1. Minimum Tract Size. The Tract of land for an ARD must contain at least ten (10)
acres and have at least forty (40) feet of frontage on a public way. 2. Lot Area, Frontage, Width and Yard Requirements. a. Minimum Lot Area: Nine-thousand (9,000) square feet;
b. Minimum lot frontage: seventy-five (75) feet;
c. Minimum lot width: seventy-five (75) feet. 3. Minimum Yard Requirements. See Table of Dimensional and density
Regulations. 4. Building Location Requirements. No building (except accessory structures not
in excess of 65 square feet) shall be located within 25 feet of a public way or
private way; within 30 feet of the boundary line of the ARD; or within 30 feet of
any designated Common Land.