While the planning board was in favor of the project, that would be built on 100 acres, it objected to the project receiving a comprehensive permit under the state's affordable housing law because it contended that the way the pay structure was set up for each unit, the project did not have the required 25% affordable housing units. A potential tenant to the project has to put a down payment of $140,000 to $300,000 and then pay set monthly fees. The down payment is ultimately returned to the tenant's family upon his or her death.
But the court did not rule on the merits of the case. It concluded that a planning board does not have the legal standing to appeal a decision made by a zoning board of appeals. The ruling means that the permit granted to the Maryland-based developer stands, paving the way for the construction of the project.
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