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LR 789
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B.__Except as required under Title 38 or an ordinance
adopted pursuant to Title 38, may not require that a
multifamily lot within a precertified development have
fewer than 7 dwelling units per acre and may not require
dimensional standards for lots, buildings or roads in
excess of the design guidelines established pursuant to
subsection 6;

 
C.__May allow a precertified development to be located in
any area where other residential development is allowed as
long as public sewer is available to the precertified
development either through an existing line or one that
could be extended to that development. If a municipal
zoning district enacted pursuant to a consistent
comprehensive plan permits only single-family dwellings,
the precertified development must be restricted to single-
family dwellings, accessory dwelling units and small-scale
nonresidential structures and uses found by the board to
be integral to the development;

 
D.__Shall apply to a precertified development the same
municipal subdivision and site plan reviews that other
residential developments in the municipality are subject
to, except that such reviews may not require dimensional
standards for lots, buildings or roads in excess of the
design guidelines established pursuant to subsection 6.__
Municipal subdivision and site plan reviews of
precertified developments must be completed within 180
days of the submission of a complete application for such
reviews;

 
E.__May substitute its own definition of "accessory
dwelling unit" for the definition in subsection 3,
paragraph A as long as that definition does not have the
effect of prohibiting such a unit in an affordable
neighborhood development; and

 
F.__May not impose an impact fee on an affordable
neighborhood development.

 
6.__Design guidelines; rule.__The board shall adopt by rule
design guidelines for an affordable neighborhood development.
The State Planning Office, in cooperation with the board,
shall prepare draft guidelines for the board's consideration.__
The guidelines must include submission requirements and
related fees and must generally respect the principles of
walkable neighborhoods with a variety of lot sizes and types
of housing for households of different incomes that respect
the natural environment, provide for adequate fire protection
and public safety and provide for appropriate internal open
space and other


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