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Be it ordained that R.O. 1991 be amended to impose a moratorium on multi-family dwelling units.
Body
Be it ordained that Chapter 12 of the Revised Ordinances of 1991 as amended be and the same are hereby further amended as follows:
-by adding at the end of Section 800.3 the following:
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no special permit, variance, site plan approval or building permit shall be issued for construction or creation of any multi-family residential dwelling unit containing five units or more, commencing on the first date of publication of this ordinance amendment and ending one year from the date of final enactment of this amendment; provided that this provision shall not apply to any application filed for or special permit, site plan approval, variance or building permit granted on or before the first publication of this ordinance amendment; and provided further that this provision shall not apply to property located in the Central Business District, the Rowe’s Quarry Reclamation District, or the Malden Center Revitalization Housing Development Incentive Zone, as established on December 9, 2014 .
The foregoing moratorium is imposed to allow the City time to undertake studies and obtain citizen input on the impacts of increased population and density and adequacy of the City’s infrastructure and financial ability to accommodate increased population and density, as described in PFP #9423-B (attached), and to consider amendments to the ordinance.