SODD

S.O.D.D.
(Stop Over Development of Devon)

7/2006 SMITH CRAFT ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF DEVON

HELP THE RESIDENT'S -
CONTRIBUTE TO THE LAWSUIT FUND
Mission
To apply for non-profit status
To protect the open space and zoning of Devon
To repeal State Statute 8-30g
To Change the Zone in Devon to a VILLAGE OF DEVON

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283-303 Naugatuck Ave. Application Info

We'd like to clarify several things publicly. Number One, we are NOT against Affordable Housing as many people would like everyone to believe. We are opposed to a developer being "invited" by the City to build dense projects that will otherwise be financially not sound. And ones that will put our Health and Safety at risk. The 8-30g State Statute does not serve the very people it was meant to protect. It only serves developers (why else were they in Hartford with high priced attorney's and lobbyists trying to get this passed?) A

First of all, the City is falsely misleading the public when they say that this application is a "done deal'. The City of Milford is currently fighting an application in another section of town. Why are they refusing to fight this application? We have presented solid evidence that this application will present a Health and Safety risk to residents. It is because the City of Milford will receive funding from the State of Connecticut for increasing their affordable housing stock. See: Blue Ribbon Report The City of Milford, the P&Z Board, and the P&Z Department have made numerous public comments that this application will pass. They have a pre-determined view of this application. That in itself, is reason to deny the application.

The Planning and Zoning Commission by way of re- zoning several districts in Milford to "CDD" (Corridor Design Districts), made it easy for a developer to apply for a "Special Permit" ( application with affordable components aka 8-30g) . In other zones in the City, a developer would have to file for a variance. This is not fair to the areas designated CDD and it is not fair to the people who need the affordable housing. The entire City should equally carry the "burden" of affordable housing. The City has admitted to fighting a proposal in another section of town but yet says that they cannot fight the application on Naugatuck Ave. This is NOT TRUE. Just because it has be re-zoned, the City does NOT have to accept every Special Permit application that comes their way. This application is a bad proposal. What the Planning and Zoning Board has done, by way of "suggesting" where affordable housing can go in town is Red-Lining and Steering and that is against the law!

You also will read figures from various city officials on the Affordable breakdown in town. When they talk about 200 some odd units on Woodmont Road they are quoting the total number of units, not the total number of AFFORDABLE UNITS! The 2nd and 3rd Districts maintain the LARGEST NUMBER OF AFFORDABLE UNITS IN ALL OF MILFORD. So let's start comparing apples to apples!

8-30g. The State Statute allows a developer to circumvent any local zoning regulations as long as his application contains 30% affordable units. This serves the developer and not the people who qualify for affordable housing. If this developer is so concerned about the affordable aspects, then why not build six single family homes and make them 100% affordable? It is GREED not NEED that drives this statute.