Reuse Plan

The Reuse Plan is based on Smart Growth principles of compact development, ample open spaces, a mix of housing and commercial development and transportation choices.

Sustainable development is also integrated into the Reuse Plan with water conservation and re-use, “green” building design standards and environmentally sensitive open space and golf course designs.

The Reuse Plan is anticipated to result in the creation of two broad categories of jobs at the site - construction jobs for the construction of the infrastructure and mixed-use development over the approximately 14-year build-out period; and permanent jobs created by the commercial, retail, office, light manufacturing, hotel and golf facilities to be developed.

The Reuse Plan will add significant new tax revenues to the towns of Weymouth, Rockland and Abington and provide new open space and recreation facilities for area residents.

Key Goals of the Reuse Plan include:

Major Components of the Master Plan include:

About "Substantial Revisions"

According the bylaws of the South Shore Tri-Town Development Corp. (SSTTDC), only “substantial revisions” to the Reuse Plan or Zoning By-Laws approved by the host communities of Abington, Rockland and Weymouth can trigger the need for a vote of Town Meetings (or, in the case of Weymouth, the Town Council).

Refer to Enabling Legislation, Section 13 (b): “Within 90 days of receipt of a proposed substantial revision, the Board of Selectmen of each of the towns shall convene a Town Meeting for the purpose of adopting by majority vote…the substantial revision…or adopting by two-thirds vote of each Town Meeting the substantial revision to the by-laws.”

What Constitutes A ‘”Substantial Revision”?
Refer to Reuse Plan, Section VI. “Revisions” --

“The Reuse Plan may only be revised in accordance with the Enabling Legislation…’ ‘Substantial’ revisions require approval by the Towns. All other revisions require approval by the Corporation.”

According to the Reuse Plan, “A proposed revision… shall be considered to be “substantial” …only if it entails a proposed change to the Development Program (other than the precise timing of any Phase, the mix of development types or Target Ranges) or to the map attached (Exhibit A). Changes in the exact locations of roads and/or other infrastructure improvements, changes to any other exhibits attached to this Reuse Plan, changes to any non-binding language included in this Reuse Plan including, for example, language concerning projection of fiscal, economic or infrastructure impacts) or changes to other aspects of the Reuse Plan…shall not be considered ‘substantial’ revisions.” (Also see “Zoning By-Laws, Section 18).

About “Material Modifications”
Refer to Section 6.4 -- DISPOSITION & DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (DDA) BETWEEN SSTTDC AND LNR SOUTH SHORE, LLC, dated May 5, 2004 --

Under the DDA, LNR coordinates and manages all aspects of Horizontal Development (See outline below)

“To the extent LNR needs to resubmit various plans and requests for permits as a result of a Material Modification of the Horizontal Development, the Performance Schedule shall be extended to provide LNR with the same timeframes for the re-submitted plan and requests for permits as the original timeframes for the original plans and permits.”

“Material Modification” means:
(i) any reduction by 15%* or more in the total number of Development units from that submitted by LNR pursuant to its Master Plan submission, or
(ii) any increase by 15%* or ore in the overall cost of required Backbone Infrastructure from that submitted by LNR pursuant to the Master Plan

…in either case which results from
(a) changes requested by SSTTDC, or
(b) changes in any phase of the Horizontal Development after the Initial Phase resulting from the MEPA Approval process.
* In both cases, these percentages are being reduced to 10% -- not considered “Material Modification.”

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