Planning Commission asks staff to draft updates to downtown diverse-housing requirement
After extended discussion and public comment, the commission directed staff to draft potential ordinance language exploring area transfers, fee‑in‑lieu programs, housing‑choice vouchers, and incentives (height or bonus‑unit waivers), recommending any fee‑in‑lieu be higher than $5,000 per unit.
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The East Lansing Planning Commission voted to ask city staff to draft potential ordinance language addressing the city’s downtown diverse-housing requirement (Section 15‑94). The commission’s direction covers four broad concepts: area/credit transfers, a fee‑in‑lieu program, recognition of housing‑choice vouchers as qualifying affordable units, and prioritization or reweighting of diverse housing types; commissioners also asked staff to consider height or bonus‑unit incentives and the interplay of tax abatements.
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