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Winooski pauses work on replacement-unit requirement, seeks more data from equitable housing assessment
Summary
Staff and the planning commission paused work on a rule that would require replacement of larger dwelling units on redevelopment; the city said it lacks reliable data on unit-size losses and will rely on an ongoing equitable housing needs assessment for guidance.
Winooski planners and the council put discussions on hold about requiring developers to replace larger dwelling units when redeveloping properties, citing limited data and concern about unintended effects on housing supply.
Planning staff reported they found few local examples of larger units being subdivided in recent years and could not identify a clear trend of losing family-sized units. The staff memo noted that no other municipality had an identical regulation and that the city’s…
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