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Debate over 8‑30g, accessory dwelling units and workforce housing exposes split among Connecticut stakeholders
Summary
Planners, developers and municipal representatives clashed over proposals to count accessory dwelling units and workforce housing toward municipalities' 8‑30g totals; supporters say counting naturally occurring affordable units helps towns, opponents warn it would weaken the statute's focus on long‑term deed‑restricted affordability.
Connecticut’s long-running debate over how to encourage housing while preserving local control resurfaced at the Housing Committee hearing, with witnesses sharply divided on proposals to change how the state’s affordable-housing appeals process (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 8‑30g) counts housing. Supporters — including Sen. Marilyn Moore’s office allies and municipal advocates such as Sen. James Fazio — advanced bills that would allow more housing types to count toward a town’s 8‑30g total, including accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and certain forms of…
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