LODGING OR BOARDING HISTORY

1940 The taking of lodgers, roomers, or boarders (presumably as an accessory use) is allowed by right in the Limited Residence (R-L) District.

Operation of a “boarding ” in the General Residence (R-G) District is allowed by right.

1962 On March 5, the 1962 Annual Town Meeting unanimously adopts a new Residence (CR) District, located on both sides of North Pleasant Street north of Kendrick , the north side of Phillips Street and both sides of Nutting Street north of its intersection with Phillips Street.

A lodging category including hotel or and lodging in a home for more than 6 persons is allowed by Special Permit in the Campus Residence (CR) District. The use is prohibited in the General Residence (R-G) District. This regulation remained in effect until 1980.

1968 Until 1968, ‘rooming hoses’ were allowed by right in most residential districts as a use accessory to a single family residence. In 1968, the regulation changed to permit “a resident family” to take in lodgers, roomers, or boarders by right in no more than 3 rooms with a maximum of 6 lodgers.

1980 “Lodging or boarding house” is created as a stand-alone residential use category regulated separately from a hotel or motel lodging use. It is allowed by Special Permit in the Campus Residence (CR) District, and is prohibited in the General Residence (R-G) District.

1989 Through a petition article, the Campus Residence (CR) District is changed to General Residence (R-G)—the Planning Board recommending against the change—in reaction to student behavior problems in the area, and as part of an attempt to encourage relocation of fraternities and sororities to the new Fraternity Residence (R-F) District on Olympia Drive. The rezoning caused any existing lodging or boarding houses in the former CR District area to become non- conforming. Numerous lodging or boarding houses continue to operate—many illegally—in the General Residence (R-G) District, as they have since the 19th century in response to student housing need.