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Home builders warn proposed zoning changes could raise costs, urge tweaks to tree and design rules
Summary
Representatives of the Chippewa Valley Home Builders Association told the Eau Claire Plan Commission that several proposed zoning-code changes — including a tree‑preservation standard and anti‑monotony/garage‑frontage rules — could increase housing costs and reduce some housing types locally.
Pat Smith, government affairs chair for the Chippewa Valley Home Builders Association, told the Eau Claire City Plan Commission during the April 14 public‑comment period that several proposed changes to the city's zoning code could increase the cost of new homes and reduce housing affordability.
Smith said the association supports many of the code updates that would allow more housing types and smaller lots, but urged the commission and staff to reconsider some proposed requirements that, the group said, would add per‑unit costs. “For every $1,000 increase in the price of a home, 31 households can no longer afford a home” in the Eau Claire area, Smith said, citing the National Association of Home Builders’ priced‑out estimator. He said a…
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