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Commission debates smaller-lot zoning as tool to expand homeownership
Summary
Delavan commissioners and staff discussed creating a small-lot single-family zoning district to add housing supply and enable lower-priced new construction, but members disagreed on whether smaller lots alone lower home prices and asked staff for more analysis and possible subsidy models.
At the July 7 meeting the Planning Commission held an extended policy discussion about whether to add a small-lot single-family zoning district to increase housing supply and encourage homeownership.
Staff framed the discussion as a response to tight housing supply and falling school enrollments, proposing a district with 6,000-square-foot lots, 60-foot minimum width, and reduced setbacks as one option to diversify housing types. Staff emphasized that creating a district…
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