What is the Age-Restricted Adult Village Bylaw?

The Town’s Age-Restricted Adult Village bylaw allows for development, restricted to people aged 55 and above and handicapped persons, at a higher density than is typically allowed in the Town’s various zoning districts. Town Meeting voters adopted the bylaw in order to provide greater housing options for the aging community. Census data indicates that in Marshfield, as elsewhere across the state, the average age of residents is increasing as the ‘baby boomer’ generation ages and people are living longer. The bylaw requires that 10% of all units within these developments must be affordable under M.G.L. Ch. 40B.