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County hearing supports expedited office-to-residential conversions but raises questions about incentives
Summary
Advocates urged Montgomery County to use expedited approvals to convert idle commercial buildings into housing; some residents worried incentives favor property owners over affordability.
Montgomery County’s proposed Zoning Text Amendment 25-03, which would create an expedited approval process for commercial-to-residential conversions, received generally positive testimony from housing advocates and conversion proponents, while some residents questioned whether accelerated approvals and tax incentives would deliver long-term affordable housing.
Rob Muter, a local homeowner and volunteer affiliated with Action in Montgomery, said the county’s housing deficit is substantial and that office-to-residential conversion is an important…
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