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La Porte board backs submitting variances to enable $1 million REDI 2-backed affordable housing project
Summary
City staff said a preliminary $1 million REDI 2 commitment could fund the Advantix Lake Point affordable housing project and asked the board to authorize variance applications to allow smaller lots and reduced setbacks on city-owned Scott Field land; the board approved submission to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
City staff told the Board of Public Works and Safety on Nov. 18 that the state has provided a preliminary commitment letter for a $1,000,000 REDI 2 grant to support the Advantix Lake Point project, an affordable housing development that would use awarded low-income housing tax credits.
The presenter said the project covers three sites, including the western two-thirds of the city-owned Scott Field. Because the proposed cottage-style, single-story homes would follow an existing neighborhood pattern, the development team is seeking variances from minimum lot size and setback requirements: front…
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