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Commission weighs Pew land‑use recommendations: zoning changes, permitting reforms and ADUs among options
Summary
Commissioners reviewed a Pew Charitable Trusts brief and discussed a package of land‑use and permitting reforms — from allowing apartments on commercial corridors to pre‑approved plans and digital permitting — and agreed to prioritize items through the new development subcommittee.
Solve presented recommendations from a Pew Charitable Trusts brief at the Jan. 20 meeting, urging the commission to identify which reforms Athens already uses, which are feasible, and which should be priorities. The recommendations included allowing apartments by right on commercially zoned land, easing parking mandates, permitting accessory dwelling units, clarifying rules for modular and off‑site construction, and reforms to make permitting faster and more predictable…
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