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Planning commission tables Ordinance 5-62 on housing affordability after public hearing
Summary
Harrisville City Planning Commission opened a public hearing on Ordinance 5-62, heard extensive public comment for and against an affordable-homeownership overlay, and voted to table the ordinance so staff can incorporate recent state legislation and hold additional review.
HARRISVILLE, Utah — The Harrisville City Planning Commission opened a public hearing on Ordinance 5-62, a proposed housing-affordability overlay zone, heard more than a dozen residents and stakeholders on local impacts and policy details, and voted to table the ordinance to allow staff time to incorporate recent state law and hold further review.
The ordinance, introduced by staff and the city’s contracting planner, would create an overlay intended to expand pathways to homeownership through smaller, attainable single-family homes and negotiated development agreements. Brandon (city planner) described the overlay’s purpose as creating “attainable housing without compromising quality or aesthetics” and said the zone aims to help the “missing middle” demographic by allowing different home types and development agreements that set target prices.
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