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Council tables Housing Redevelopment Overlay amendment until after Oct. 6 master-plan workshop
Summary
The council postponed final action on a proposed expansion of the Housing Redevelopment Overlay District, directing staff and boards to present details at an Oct. 6 master-plan workshop before taking up the ordinance at the Oct. 14 meeting.
The Laconia City Council voted to table consideration of an amendment to the Housing Redevelopment Overlay District (HROD) until after a planned master-plan workshop on Oct. 6, saying the proposed expansion and performance criteria merit further review with the planning and zoning boards and the public.
Why it matters: The proposed amendment would allow higher residential density in targeted areas near the urban commercial core, increasing the conditional-use-permit density cap from the underlying 6 units per acre up to 20 units per acre for qualifying workforce/affordable housing projects, subject to performance criteria and deed restrictions.
Planning staff explained the proposal’s goals as…
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