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Commission debates housing goals: town center density, tiny homes and housing-affordability index
Summary
Commissioners debated whether to include 'affordability' as a formal objective and discussed tools—accessory dwelling units, tiny homes, missing-middle housing, and incentives—to encourage diverse housing types, but took no formal action.
City planning commissioners discussed multiple approaches to broaden housing options in Wildwood—including accessory dwelling units, tiny-home communities, "missing middle" housing forms, and incentives for live-work and courtyard developments—but did not adopt price or income-based affordability controls. Commissioners asked staff to develop further analysis, including a possible housing affordability index, and to bring findings back for policy consideration.
The discussion matters because commissioners must choose whether to rely on market-driven…
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