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Staff raises density concerns for Summit View Phase 3/4; developer to revise plans

Harrisville City Council (Project Management Meeting) · January 14, 2026
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Summary

Developers presented Summit View Phase 3/4 (7.215 acres) with roughly 8.177 units per acre; staff warned the city’s recently adopted affordable-housing guidance limits denser layouts and recommended design changes — alleyways, street-facing fronts or row houses — and offered a meeting to revise plans prior to planning commission review.

Developers of Summit View’s Phase 3/4 presented a new concept for the 7.215-acre parcel and said the current layout yields about 8.177 units per acre. City staff told the applicant that the council’s recently adopted affordable-housing ordinance directs staff to discourage densities above roughly six units per acre for developments seeking the city’s affordable-housing option.

“I don’t see allowing more density than what the council has…

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