HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007-12-04 Board of Selectmen PacketMemorandum
To: Reading Board of Selectmen
From: Angus Jennings, AICP
Date: November 29, 2007
Re: Development and Infrastructure Agreement for 40R Smart Growth Zoning
This memo is submitted to the Board of Selectmen to provide further information
regarding the proposed Development and Infrastructure Agreement ("the agreement")
between the Town of Reading and National Development. Although National
Development would be a signatory to this agreement, it would be binding on any
developer that builds within Reading's 40R Gateway Smart Growth District (GSGD) to
ensure mitigation of the development impacts on municipal infrastructure. The agreement
is intended to ensure that the Town of Reading's interests are legally secured and that the
impact of the GSGD development will be managed in a responsible way.
Below, please find a summary of information regarding the OR legal framework
concerning infrastructure certification and a brief description and background of.the
Gateway Smart Growth District development agreement.
Reauired Infrastructure Certification prior to 40R District Adoption
The adoption of Smart Growth Zoning creates As-of-right permitting opportunities for
residential development in locations already served by infrastructure. Prior to granting
40R approval, State regulation requires an infrastructure assessment and certification of
the proposed development site. This requirement is intended to ensure that the
development within the 40R District will not over burden the existing municipal
infrastructure, and to ensure that any needed infrastructure improvements are anticipated
and agreed to prior to 40R approval. We have included below relevant excerpts of the
40R regulations that pertain specifically to the infrastructure assessment and certification.
The Statute at c.40R(6)(a)(11) states:
Housing density in a proposed district shall not over burden infrastructure as it
exists or may be practicably upgraded in light of anticipated density and other
uses to be retained in the district.
The Regulations at 59.03(1)(i) require:
Sufficient information, certified by a municipal engineer or public works official,
to demonstrate that the impacts of Future Zoned Units within the District will not
over burden transportation, water, public and/or private wastewater systems, and
other Infrastructure (which for the purposes of this subsection shall include
improvements to public open space and public recreational facilities) as it exists
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or may be practicably upgraded, and describe any such Planned Infrastructure
upgrades, including the timing for completion of the improvements (to be within
five years of the application date, or other reasonable time period approved by the
Department) and the identity of the entities responsible for completing the
improvements.
The Regulations at 59.04(1) further require:
Mandatory Requirements. The applicant shall establish, by narrative and exhibits,
that a proposed District satisfies each of the following requirements. Any
presumption set forth below shall be upheld in the absence of credible evidence to
the contrary.
59.04(1)(k) - The impacts of Future Zoned Units within the District will not over
burden transportation, water, public and/or private wastewater systems, and other
Infrastructure (which for the purposes of this subsection shall include
improvements to public open space and public recreational facilities) as it exists
or may be practicably upgraded.
The certification of infrastructure capacity is completed as a function of how many
housing units, or "Future Zoned Units," are allowable within the proposed c.40R District.
Per the 40R Regulations, the Town Engineer must certify that "the impacts of 202 Future
Zoned Units within the Gateway Smart Growth District will not over burden
transportation, water, and public wastewater systems as it exists or Inav bracticably be
un.erdded (emphasis added)".
The Town Manager, Town Planner, Town Engineer and others have been working to
assess the development allowable pursuant to the proposed 40R by-law and determine the
level of infrastructure upgrades that will be necessary.
In order to secure the Town of Reading's interests and ensure that development in the
GSGD is managed in a responsible way, the Town Engineer's certification of
infrastructure capacity will be conditioned upon specific improvements or "upgrades" to
be completed at specified times in the development process (such as prior to building
permits, prior to occupancy pennits etc., as appropriate). The Development Agreement
established between the Town of Reading and National Development addresses the
needed infrastructure improvements, such as traffic, sidewalks, sewage and drainage, as
necessary to serve the proposed GSGD District. The Development Agreement also
ensures that even in the event of a transfer of ownership, the eventual developer(s) of the
land must adequately address the infrastructure impacts of the development as part of the
GSGD's As-of-right permitting requirements.
The development agreement, once endorsed by both National Development and the Town
of Reading, will greatly strengthen the Town's ability to ensure mitigation accompanying
the project build-out. A signed development agreement that comprehensively addresses
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the infrastructure impacts of the GSGD and guarantees infrastructure issues will be
addressed in an efficient way during project development is a necessary step to receive
State approval 40R Smart Growth District approval from the Massachusetts Department
of Housing and Community Development.
The proposed Development Agreement has been prepared as a result of collaboration
between Reading's Town Manager, Town Planner, and Town Engineer, and has been
reviewed in detail by Town Counsel and by the Town's consultants including Concord
Square, Camp Dresser and McKee (sewer), and Fay, Spofford & Thonldike (traffic). It is
our intent in recommending this agreement that it will effectively address the
infrastructure certification requirement set out in the State's OR Smart Growth
regulations and will secure Reading's interests in managing redevelopment of the
Addison-Wesley site.
We will be in attendance at the Board of Selectmen meeting this Tuesday, December 4"'
and will be available to answer any questions or concerns you may have regarding the
Agreement. If you have any questions in advance of the meeting, you should feel free to
contact Angus Jennings or Ted Carman directly.
cc: Peter Hechenbleilcner, Town Manager
Carol Kowalski, Town Planner
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DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE AGREEMENT
FOR ADDISON WESLEY LONGMAN PROPERTY, READING
This Development and Infrastructure Agreement (the "Agreement") is made as of this
day of , 2007 by and between National Development
Acquisitions, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company, with an address c/o
National Development, 2310 Washington Street, Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts
02462, (the "Owner") and the Town of Reading, a municipal corporation, acting by
and through its Board of Selectmen, with an address at 16 Lowell Street, Reading,.
Massachusetts 01867, (the "Town").
BACKGROUND
1. Contingent upon the Reading Town Meeting adopting, without amendment and by
no later than December 20, 2007, the Gateway Smart Growth Overlay District
("GSOD") and the related proposed changes to the Business C District, the Owner
intends to purchase and to redevelop 24.8 acres of land in the Town of Reading,
Massachusetts (the "Property"). The Property, which is shown on Exhibit A
attached hereto, is the former location of Addison Wesley Longman and is
currently zoned for office and hotel use.
2. The Town is proposing a rezoning of a portion of the Property as a new Smart
Growth Zoning District bylaw pursuant to General Laws, Chapter 40R and the
regulations thereunder to affect approximately 10 acres of the Property. The
zoning would govern a proposal made by the Owner to develop a multi-family
residential project on said portion of the Property to contain 202 residential units
(the "Project"). The proposed Smart Growth Zoning District bylaw (the "40R
Zoning") is consistent with the goals identified in the Reading Community.
Development Plan and the Reading Master Plan.
The proposed 40R Zoning has been submitted to, and preliminary approval has
been granted by, the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community
Development ("DHCD") and is attached hereto as Exhibit B. The proposed bylaw
will be considered by the Special Town Meeting to be held on December 10, 2007
and is Article 4 on the Warrant. Thereafter, if the bylaw is approved by Town
Meeting, the same also must be finally approved by DHCD and by the
Massachusetts Attorney General. Assuming such approvals, the Owner plans to
seek all other required permits and approvals for the Project.
4. The Owner also will be seeking approval by Town Meeting of a related, separate
zoning amendment involving certain changes within the Business C District
affecting the Property. These changes will add as permissible uses townhomes and
senior independent housing within the Business C District, as well as make certain
dimensional and other changes. The proposed amendment to the Business C
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District is attached hereto as Exhibit C and is Article 5 on the Warrant. Thereafter,
if both bylaw changes are approved by Town Meeting, the same must also be
finally approved by the Massachusetts Attorney General. Assuming such approval,
the Owner plans to seek all other required permits and approvals for the
redevelopment of the Property, including the Project (the "Required Permits").
The redevelopment of the Property, including the Project, shall be hereinafter
referred to as " the redevelopment of the Property" .
5. In connection with the Town's consideration of the Project and the processing of
the Town's application to DHCD for approval of the 40R Zoning, the Town and
the Owner have agreed on certain mitigation measures for the redevelopment of the
Property. These obligations will become effective and binding upon the Owner
only if Town Meeting, DHCD and the Massachusetts Attorney General, as and to
the extent required, each approves Exhibit B and Exhibit C in the form attached,
and the Owner secures the Required Permits for the Project, including the final
building permit.
6. Now, therefore, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the Owner, for -itself and its successors and assigns,
as owner of the Property, and the Town, agree that in the event all approvals
described in Section 5 above are obtained by the Owner, the following obligations
shall be binding upon the parties.
ARTICLE 1
PROJECT MITIGATION
The Owner shall undertake the mitigation measures described in this Article 1
for the redevelopment of the Property in the manner and at the times set forth below.
1.1 Traffic. The Owner shall pay for and shall construct all off-site traffic
mitigation for the redevelopment of the Property, including the costs of engineering
and permitting. The construction of such traffic improvements shall be substantially
completed prior to the opening of the Project, except for (a) incomplete items which
the Owner will bond at the request of the Town, and (b) any traffic improvements that
the Town requests be deferred or not implemented. The Owner shall not be obligated
to'pay for any traffic improvements for which public funds shall be available or which
shall be necessitated by other projects. The scope of traffic mitigation improvements
that will be provided is generally shown on Exhibit D attached hereto prepared by
VHB, Inc., subject to such changes as will result from completion of the local and state
permitting process for the redevelopment of the Property, including review by
MassHighway. The Owner also agrees to support the Town's processing of an
application for a Suburban Mobility grant or any similar grant that will enable the
Town to develop and/or improve access to public transportation in the region,
ridesharing, and other efforts to reduce traffic demand.
1.2 Drainage and Stormwater. As part of its permitting for the
redevelopment of the Property, the Owner shall comply with the stormwater regulatory
requirements of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, including
incorporation of best management practices.
1.3 Sewer Connection. During the local plan review process, the Owner
shall cooperate with the Town in evaluating the operation and adequacy of the sewer
system servicing the Property, the so-called Sturges Pumping Station and the force
main pipe downstream of the pumping station. The Owner shall provide a payment to
the Town according to the Town's policy on sewer inflow and infiltration. This
payment will be calculated based on $4.00 multiplied by twice the net additional sewer
flow (in gallons per day) for the proposed redevelopment of the Property (estimated to
be approximately $450,000). In addition to such sewer inflow and infiltration
payment, the Owner shall provide up to $50,000 in supplemental funds to address
sewer inflow and infiltration problems, sewer capacity limitations and to make
enhancements to the public sewer mains within the Town. Collectively, the sewer
inflow and infiltration payment and such supplemental funds shall be referred to as the
"Sewer Payments". At the time of issuance of the building permit for the first new
building on the Property, the Owner shall pay to the Town such portion of the Sewer
Payments as is necessary to complete improvements to the sewer system required to
provide adequate capacity for the redevelopment of the Property. The Owner shall pay
the remainder of the Sewer Payments to the Town at the time of issuance of certificates
of occupancy for each subsequent building on the Property, with appropriate credits
given for the prior sewer inflow and infiltration payments made which were in excess
of those required by the above formula only for such prior building(s).
1.4 [OPEN UNDER REVIEW] MWRA Water Connection. The Owner
shall be responsible for the MWRA water system buy-in fees associated with the
provision of water service to the redevelopment of the Property payable on a building-
by-building basis upon issuance of certificates of occupancy for each building.
1.5 Peer Review Consultants. At the time of the submittal of the application
for Plan Approval required by the GSGD, the Owner shall deposit with the Town of
Reading Treasurer the amount of $25,000 (the "Plan Escrow Account") which may be
used pursuant to G. L. c. 40R, §11 by the Community Planning and Development
Commission ("CPDC to engage such consultants as a traffic engineer, civil engineer,
attorney, landscape architect, architect, urban designer, lighting consultant, and other
reasonably necessary consultants to provide technical assistance during the review of
the application for Plan Approval. The Plan Escrow Account shall be replenished by
the Owner at the request of the CPDC when the balance falls to $5,000.00. Any
balance remaining in the Plan Escrow Account after such Plan Approval shall be
refunded to the Owner.
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1.6 Installation of "Gatewav to Reading" Sign and/or Structure/Landscaping
on Main Street. Prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the Project, the
Owner shall make a payment of up to $10,000 to the Town as the Owner's
contribution toward the Town's cost to erect a "Gateway to Reading" sign and/ or
structure/landscaping on Main Street in the general vicinity of the Property. The Town
shall be solely responsible for the permitting, land acquisition, design, installation and
maintenance of such sign and/or structure/landscaping. The Owner's funds shall be
held in escrow by the Town solely for the foregoing purposes and shall be returned to
the Owner, with interest, if said sign and/or structure/landscaping is not erected or
installed within two (2) years from the date of the Town's receipt of such payment.
1.7 Green Design and Construction. The Town encourages the Owner, and
the Owner will use reasonable efforts, to design and to construct the Project using the
best current green and sustainability practices, such as Energy Star or LEED.
ARTICLE 2
COMMUNITY BENEFITS
2.1 40R Pavments. The Owner shall assist the Town in the Town's
processing of its application for incentive and density bonus payments from the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts related to the 40R Zoning. It is estimated that the
Town shall receive up to $350,000 from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts upon
adoption of the 40R Zoning, in addition to $3,000 per unit of residential development
upon issuance of building permits, resulting in a total payment to the Town of up to
$956,000. It is expressly recognized that these payments are contingent upon funding
of the 40R program by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and are not the
responsibility of the Owner. It is also understood that expenditure of these funds is at
the sole discretion of the Town and the expenditure of such funds shall not be
construed in any way as relieving the Owner of its financial obligations hereunder
relative to mitigation of the impact of the Project.
2.2 Affordable Housing. In order to meet the Town's goals for affordable
housing, the 40R Zoning stipulates that, at the election of the Owner, either 25 % of all
multi-family residential units within the 40R district shall be available to residents at
80% or lower of area median income or 20% of all units shall be available to residents
at 50% or lower of area median income. The Owner and Town recognize that meeting
the Town's goals for providing affordable housing, is an important part of the proposed
Project. The Affordable Housing Restriction required by Section 4.11.10 of the 40R
Zoning shall provide that affordability of the units shall be maintained either in
perpetuity or for the longest period -of time allowable by law. If the Affordable
Housing Restriction is not in perpetuity, the Owner agrees to provide the Town with
twelve (12) months' notice prior to each date of expiration of said Restriction to enable
the Town to take any actions legally available to the Town further to extend said
Restriction.
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2.3 Jacob Wav. As part of the redevelopment of the Property, the Owner
shall upgrade Jacob Way, a Town-owned roadway. The upgrade shall include
repaving, curbing, drainage and utility improvements. In the alternative, the Town is
willing to recommend to Town Meeting that the Town abandon all of its right, title and
interest in Jacob Way, and to convey the same. to the Owner in fee for its private use
and maintenance, provided that the Owner is able to utilize Jacob Way for frontage
legally to subdivide lots pursuant to its redevelopment plan. The Town is also willing
to consider a different name for Jacob Way if requested by the Owner.
2.4 Communitv Access. An important objective of the Town is to provide
pedestrian access throughout the Property with connections to South Street. Walking
paths and some green spaces throughout the Property shall be available for the use and
enjoyment of residents of future buildings within the Property as well as the
surrounding residential neighborhood. The Owner has agreed to provide such access
and connections and to incorporate and to encourage pedestrian use within the Project.
At its sole expense, the Owner shall build and maintain such pathways and shall
indemnify and hold harmless the Town relative to any claims for personal injury or
property damage arising out of their use.
ARTICLE 3
OBLIGATIONS OF READING
3.1 Permits and ADvrovals. Town Officials shall support the 40R rezoning
and the zoning bylaw amendments for the Business C District. The Owner shall submit
the subsequent applications for Site Plan approvals for the redevelopment of the
Property to the Community Planning and Development Commission, and to any other
agencies, Boards, Committees, or Commissions with jurisdiction over the
redevelopment of the Property, and the Town shall expeditiously process all such
applications.. The Town shall fully cooperate in the processing of all other necessary
permits and approvals from federal, state and local bodies required for the approval of
the redevelopment of the Property.
3.2 Financial Assistance. Town Officials directly shall seek, and assist the
Owner in seeking, any available public funding to offset the cost of .off--site mitigation
for the redevelopment of the Property. The cost of any such applications shall be
borne by the Owner.
3.3 Utilitv Reauirements. The Town shall support and shall expeditiously
process applications by the Owner for all necessary utility connections for the
redevelopment of the Property.
3.4 Appeals. If a lawsuit is filed by a third party challenging the 40R
Zoning, the Business C zoning amendments, any plan approval thereunder, or any
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other permit or approval issued to the Owner by the Town for the Project, the Town
shall defend any such appeal and the Town shall oppose any such lawsuit. The Owner
shall join the Town in defending and opposing the same and pursuing a prompt judicial
determination with respect to any such challenge.
3.5 Land Takin--s. If any land owned by third parties is required for off
site traffic mitigation work or for any other mitigation work required for the
redevelopment of the Property, the Town shall request that Town Meeting take such
land by eminent domain, provided that the Owner indemnifies the Town for all costs of
the same.
3.6 Overall Cooperation. In addition to the foregoing specific matters, the
Town shall also cooperate with any other requests by the Owner which are reasonably
related to the Owner's efforts to effectuate the redevelopment of the Property.
ARTICLE 4
MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 Escrow. This Agreement shall be held in escrow by Town Counsel and
shall not become effective or be delivered to the Town unless and until the December
10, 2007 Annual Town Meeting, DHCD, and the Massachusetts Attorney General, as
applicable, each has approved Exhibit B and Exhibit C hereto. Upon the last to occur,
of such events, upon five (5) business days' notice to the Owner, Town Counsel shall
deliver one fully-executed copy of this Agreement to the Town and one fully-executed
copy to the Owner.
4.2. Notice to Lenders. If the Town gives written notice to the Owner of a
default under this Agreement with respect to any obligation of the Owner, the Town
shall simultaneously furnish a copy of such notice to the mortgagee(s) of record of the
Project so long as the Town has prior written notice of the identity and address of each
such lender. If the Owner has received notice from the Town of a default under this
Agreement by the Owner and such breach is not cured by the Owner before the
expiration of the period provided therefore, a lender may, but shall not be obligated to,
cure any such breach upon giving written notice of its intention to' do so to the Town
within sixty (60) days after lender receives such notice of breach, and, if the lender
chooses to cure such breach, the lender shall proceed with due diligence to cure the
same. To facilitate the operation of this section, the Owner shall at all times provide
the Town with an up-to-date list of the names and address of all lenders for the
Project. Any lender may notify the Town in writing of its address and request that the
provisions of Section 4.5, as they relate to notices with respect to the Project
hereunder, apply to it. The Town agrees to comply with any such request.
4.4 Mediation. If a dispute arises concerning the Owner's performance
hereunder, prior to resorting to court, the parties first shall provide notice to each other
and shall meet and work in good faith either directly or with the assistance of a
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mutually agreed third party to attempt to resolve their dispute in a prompt manner.
However, if any such dispute is not resolved as aforesaid within sixty (60) days after
the notice required above, either party shall be free to seek a judicial remedy.
4.5 Notices. Any notice hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed
duly given if mailed by certified. or registered mail, postage and registration charges
prepaid; by overnight delivery service with receipt; or by hand delivery to the parties at
the addresses set forth below:
If to the Town: Board of Selectmen
c/o Town Manager
Reading Town Hall
16 Lowell Street
Reading, Massachusetts 01867
If to the Owner: c/o National Development
2310 Washington Street
Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts 02462
Attention: Theodore R. Tye
and to: National Development
2310 Washington Street
Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts 02462
Attention: Richard P. Schwartz, General Counsel
Any notice that is sent by U.S. Mail shall be deemed given on the third day after
deposit in the U.S. Mail; any notice that is sent by overnight delivery service shall be
deemed given on the next business day after deposit with such service; and any notice
that is sent by hand delivery shall be deemed given on the day of actual receipt.
4.6 Estoppel Certificate. Upon ten (10) days' written request from the
Owner, the Town, within an additional ten (10) days, shall execute a certificate in a
form acceptable for recording with the Middlesex Registry of Deeds that is addressed
to the requesting parry or a lender, title insurance company, prospective purchaser,
tenant or other interested party, confirming that this Agreement is in full force and
effect (or, if not, that this Agreement has terminated) and certifying to the best of its
knowledge that the Owner is in compliance with its obligations hereunder or, if not,
specifying the respects in which the Owner is not in compliance or specifying the
obligations which are unfulfilled.
4.7 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall run
with the land and shall be binding upon the Owner and its successors and assigns as
owners of the Property and shall inure to the benefit of the Town and its successors and
assigns. An owner of the Property shall be liable hereunder only for any breaches
occurring during the period of its ownership of the Property or any portion thereof.
4.8 The Town's Independent Powers. Nothing contained in this Agreement
shall in any way negate, limit or restrict the Town's jurisdiction and-'authority over the
redevelopment of the Property. This Agreement shall not bind nor affect the
independent powers of any authority, agency, inspector or board of the Town
including, without limitation, the Community Planning and Development Commission,
the Board of Appeals, the Conservation Commission and/or the Building Inspector;
provided, however, that any such actions shall be consistent with the terms of this
Agreement.
4.9 Duration. Except as provided in this section below, this Agreement
shall be enforceable for the maximum period permitted by applicable law.
a. If the Town Meeting vote has not occurred on or before
December 20, 2007, and/or if DHCD and the Massachusetts
Attorney General have not approved Exhibit B and, as
applicable, Exhibit C, within the time periods provided by
applicable statutes and regulations, then the Owner may terminate
this Agreement upon ten (10) days' written notice to the Town,
all copies of this Agreement shall be returned to the Owner, and
the parties shall be in status quo ante as if this Agreement had
never been executed.
b: If the Owner does not obtain all the Required Permits for the
Project in a form acceptable to the Owner, or if the Owner
determines that, in its judgment, the Required Permits for the
Project will not be issued in a timely manner or in a satisfactory
form, or if any permit, approval or legislative action for the
Project or development elsewhere on the Property is appealed,
the Owner may terminate this Agreement upon ten (10) days'
written notice to the Town.
c. Upon the full performance by the Owner of all of its obligations
hereunder, the Town shall, at Owner's request, issue a statement
in a form appropriate for recording with the Middlesex Registry
of Deeds that all of the terms of this Agreement have been
satisfied and that this Agreement is of no further force and effect.
4.10 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended only by an instrument
in writing signed by each party hereto.
4.11 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
4.12 Severabilitv. If any term or provision of this Agreement, or the
application thereof to any person or circumstance shall, to any extent, be invalid,
inoperative or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of
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such term or provision to persons or circumstances other that those as to which it is
held invalid, inoperative or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby; it shall not be
deemed that any such invalid, inoperative or unenforceable provision affects the
consideration for this Agreement; and each term and provision of this Agreement shall
be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
4.13 No Recordini. If the Town records this Agreement, it shall ipso facto
become null and void, provided that the parties shall record a Notice of Development
Agreement in the form of Exhibit E hereto when this Agreement is released from
escrow pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof.
4.14 Headings. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference and shall in no way define, increase, limit or describe the scope or intent of
any provisions hereof.
4.15 Time of the Essence. All times set forth herein shall be of the essence.
4.16 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
[Signatures appear on following page.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner and the Town have executed this
Agreement under seal as of the day and year first above written.
TOWN OF READING
By: Its Board of Selectmen
James Bonazoli, Chairman
Steven Goldy, Vice Chairman
Ben Tafoya, Secretary
Camille Anthony
Richard Schubert
A Majority of the Board of Selectmen
OWNER
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
ACQUISITIONS, LLC
a Massachusetts limited liability company
By:
Name:
Title:
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NOTICE OF DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE AGREEMENT
The Town of Reading (the "Town") and National Development Acquisitions,
LLC have entered into a Development and Infrastructure Agreement (the "Agreement")
dated as of December , 2007, affecting premises in Reading, Middlesex County,
.Massachusetts, formerly known as the Addison Wesley Longman Campus, containing
approximately 24.8 acres of land and shown on Exhibit A attached hereto.
The Agreement sets forth certain rights and obligations of the parties with respect
to the redevelopment of said property. Without limiting the foregoing, Section 2.2 of the
Agreement addresses Affordable Housiniz and provides, inter alia, as follows:
The Affordable Housing Restriction required by Section 4.11. 10 of the
40R Zoning shall provide that affordability of the units shall be
maintained either in perpetuity or for the longest period of time allowable
by law. If the Affordable Housing Restriction is not in perpetuity, the
Owner agrees to provide the Town with twelve (12) months' notice prior
to each date of expiration of said Restriction to enable the Town to take
any actions legally available to the Town, further to extend said
Restriction.
A complete copy of the Agreement, with all exhibits thereto, is on file with the
office of the Reading Town Clerk and the Reading Community Planning and
Development Commission.
[Signatures appear on following page.]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Notice of
Development and Infrastructure Agreement under seal as of this day of
, 2007.
TOWN OF READING
By: Its Board of Selectmen
James Bonazoli, Chairman
Steven Goldy, Vice Chairman
Ben Tafoya, Secretary
Camille Anthony
Richard Schubert
A Majority of the Board of Selectmen
OWNER
NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACQUISITIONS, LLC
Name: _
Title:
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
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On this day of , 2007, before me, the
undersigned notary public, personally appeared , proved
to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, which was
, to be the person whose name is signed on the preceding or
attached document, and acknowledged to me that (he) (she) signed it voluntarily for its
stated purpose as for the Town of Reading.
Notary Public
My commission expires:
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
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On this day of , 2007, before me, the
undersigned notary public, personally appeared proved
to me through satisfactory evidence of identification, which was
, to be the person whose name is signed on the preceding or
attached document, and acknowledged to me that (he) (she) signed it voluntarily for its
stated purpose as for National Development Acquisitions, LLC.
Notary Public
My commission expires:
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