Open Space
The CPC, in consultation with the NRC, has developed the following open space goals. Proposals brought before the CPC may receive preference for funding if they accomplish some or all of the following goals:
The Land
· Protect open space through acquisition.
· Purchase conservation easements and restrictions.
· Obtain rights of first refusal to purchase land.
The Water
· Protect water and wetland resources, flood control areas and flood storage capacity.
· Preserve and enhance surface and groundwater quantity and quality through protection of wells, aquifers, watershed and groundwater recharge areas, lake and pond frontage.
· Restore those resources that have been degraded or impaired.
Quality of Life
· Promote the acquisition of open space for passive and active recreation and nature-related education.
· Enhance community character through improving the maintenance and the quality and quantity of the Town’s shade trees, scenic and historic landscapes.
· Preserve habitat protection and biodiversity.
Recreation
The CPC, in consultation with the Recreation Commission and its associated organizations, has identified the following goals for recreational purposes proposed for CPA funding:
· Support a diversity of recreational programs, both active and passive.
· Support the use of a given location for a range of recreational uses.
· Serve a significant number of residents.
· Offer a range of recreational opportunities to all residents, regardless of age, gender or disability.
Historical Preservation
The CPC, in consultation with the Wellesley Historical Commission, has identified the following historical preservation goals. Historic preservation proposals brought before the CPC must meet at least one of the following conditions:
· Is on a State or National Historic Register or is eligible for placement on such a register;
· Has been determined by the Wellesley Historical Commission, to be significant in the history, archaeology, architecture or culture of the town; or
· Is within a Wellesley Historic District.
Proposals may receive preference for funding if they accomplish some or all of the following goals:
· Protection, preservation, enhancement, restoration or rehabilitation of a historic, archaeological or cultural resources or other features of significance, whether private or Town-owned, especially those that are threatened;
· Protection, preservation, enhancement, restoration or rehabilitation of a historical aspect of a property or site;
· Encouragement of the use of historic buildings for affordable housing, while still maintaining the historic character of the building sites;
· Encouragement of the preservation of historic landscapes as open space;
· Enhancement or creation of a public benefit, and to the greatest extent possible, to include an educational (in the broadest sense) component;
· Serving a community need to the greatest extent possible.
Community Housing
The CPC, in consultation with the Housing Authority, WHDC and other organizations, has identified the following community housing goals. Proposals brought before the CPC may receive preference for funding if they accomplish some or all of the following goals:
Create new and preserve existing community housing that is consistent with the Town’s affordable housing policy adopted under Article 31 of the 1989 Annual Town Meeting and modified under Article 42 of the 1997 Annual Town Meeting.
Create new and preserve existing community housing that is well designed and maintained, is of high quality and based on sound planning principles.
Disperse community housing throughout the Town by siting new community housing in neighborhoods that currently have little or no affordable housing.
Provide and preserve community housing that promotes age and income diversity.
Ensure the long-term affordability of community housing, and in perpetuity wherever possible.
Create new and preserve existing community housing that will contribute to the state’s mandated target of having 10% of the Town’s housing stock affordable to households with incomes at or below 80% of the Boston area’s median income.
Provide a mix of low income, moderate income and market rate housing.
Provide community housing opportunities that give priority to local residents, Town employees and families of students enrolled in the Town’s public schools.
Reuse existing buildings or use previously developed or Town-owned sites for new community housing.
Acquire and convert market rate housing into community housing.
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