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Title	What’s So Bad About a Cottage?
Highlights	According to the article, community opposition resulted in the denial of a rezoning application to allow cottage housing in the town of Easton, Massachusetts.                         There is implicit recognition that zoning regulations can prevent the production of affordable housing.   This article states that strict zoning regulations, such as minimum lot size requirements be amended to allow more flexibility in building affordable housing.
Description	This article discusses a proposed cottage housing development in the town of Easton, Massachusetts. According to the article, the town’s excessive minimum lot size requirement limits the supply of starter homes, which the area lacks. The article states that the developer’s proposal for rezoning to allow higher-density housing was denied owing to opposition from members of the community. The developer is planning to use Chapter 40B, Massachusetts’ affordable housing law to proceed with the development.
Publication Date	2009
Organization	The Boston Globe
Web Location	http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2009/03/22/whats_so_bad_about_a_cottage/

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