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Committee keeps proposed Kingston code change 405119 on the table pending information from IDA and stakeholders
Summary
Members of the Community Development Housing Committee agreed to keep a proposed amendment to city code (referenced in the meeting as 405119) on the business list while staff and stakeholders (including the IDA) clarify the appropriate approach to incentives and PILOTs for housing projects.
At the Feb. 25 Community Development Housing Committee meeting, members discussed a proposed change to the City of Kingston code read into the record as "4 0 5 1 1 9" (referred to here as 405119). Committee members said the item was previously tabled and that additional conversations with the Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and other stakeholders are needed before advancing any change.
Why it matters: the item concerns how incentives such as PILOTs (payment in lieu of taxes) are structured for housing projects that might engage the IDA. Committee members noted that an across‑the‑board rule would be hard to apply if projects go to the IDA and that each project may require case‑by‑case consideration.
Discussion: during the item, members observed that developers and other parties want affordable housing but are often reliant on significant incentives and state subsidies to make projects feasible. Committee members suggested that existing state incentives already play a role and that any local approach must be coordinated with the IDA and state programs.
Decision and next steps: the committee agreed to keep the code change on the business agenda until staff obtains further information from the IDA and other stakeholders. No formal vote to amend the code was taken at the meeting.
