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Manchester commission debates zoning incentives, impact-fee waivers and redevelopment to spur affordable housing
Summary
Members discussed recent and proposed housing projects, possible impact-fee waivers tied to deed-restricted units, an “innovation zone” to encourage demolition/rebuild of blighted properties, and concerns about tenant rehousing during redevelopment. Commissioners expect further work after a second zoning revision is drafted.
Members of the Manchester Housing Commission spent the meeting reviewing recent private projects and discussing policy options to encourage more affordable housing, including waiving impact fees for deed‑restricted units and creating an overlay “innovation zone” to incentivize teardown and redevelopment of blighted properties.
Commission Chair Joe Wigert and other members described three recent or proposed projects the commission has tracked: a mental‑health–related project on North Elm Street of roughly 40 units, a Brady Sullivan proposal to add about 50 units above a parking garage behind the plaza, and a third project in the 30‑unit range.…
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