Denial of approval

The planning board may deny approval of the application for any of the following reasons:

A. Richmond has an approved affordable housing plan, has made significant progress in implementing the approved affordable housing plan, is meeting local housing needs, and the proposed development is inconsistent with the approved affordable housing plan. “Meeting local housing needs” means that as a result of the implementation of the approved affordable housing plan and the absence of unreasonable denial of applications that are made pursuant to that plan, at least 20% of the total residential units approved by the planning board in the previous calendar year are for low and moderate income housing.

(Ord dated 5-21-24)

B. The proposed development is not consistent with local needs, including but not limited to the needs identified in the approved comprehensive community plan or the zoning ordinance.

C. The proposed development is not in conformance with the comprehensive community plan.

D. Richmond has plans to make ten percent of the total occupied year-round housing low or moderate income housing, and has achieved that goal or has made significant progress toward meeting that goal.

(Ord. dated 3-21-23)

E. The proposed development may negatively impact the environment and the health and safety of current Richmond residents and the applicant has not adequately addressed those concerns.

(Ord. dated 9-21-04 (part), Ord. dated 1-16-07; Ord. dated 9-7-10; Ord. dated 3-21-23)