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Board backs village density incentives, asks staff for parcel-level capacity analysis
Summary
Trustees generally supported bonus incentives for owner-occupied units and green-space credits while keeping cautious base densities; staff agreed to run a developable‑acre analysis and to provide parcel-level estimates of potential unit counts in the village and Centennial Park overlay.
Cascade Charter Township trustees continued debate about residential density and incentive tools for the village and Centennial Park overlay during the Oct. 23 work session.
Manager Andrea Smith explained the draft uses developable acres (excluding rights of way, wetlands and steep slopes) to calculate base density and bonus eligibility. She told the board the draft’s village approach sets tiered base densities by parcel size and proposes several density bonuses—on‑site green‑space, off‑site green‑space fund, owner‑occupied…
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