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Debate continues over minimum-unit-size rule and proposed hotel-motel tax allocation for housing trust
Summary
Commissioners debated shrinking the minimum square footage for single-family lots and a proposal to dedicate a portion of the hotel-motel tax for an affordable housing trust. The committee deferred several items to allow administration review and legal refinement.
Commissioners and the public debated two contentious policy tools to expand housing choice: lowering minimum single-family unit sizes in R-75 and R-85 zoning districts, and dedicating a portion of the hotel-motel tax revenue to a county affordable housing trust fund.
Developers, real-estate professionals and housing advocates urged commissioners to reduce minimum single-family home sizes to make new and renovated homes more attainable, arguing smaller footprints increase options for first-time buyers and allow retrofit of existing small-lot…
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