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Planning commission recommends Dairy Lane rezoning to R‑3 to meet urgent OFA funding deadline
Summary
The planning commission recommended rezoning a Dairy Lane parcel to R‑3 to allow the 3-17 board to develop 15 supportive housing units and to meet an OFA application deadline that could unlock roughly $2 million; the commission approved forwarding the rezoning to council with one abstention.
The Athens City Planning Commission on Jan. 21 recommended that city council rezone a portion of Dairy Lane to R‑3 to enable the 3‑17 board to construct supportive housing, citing a time-sensitive funding opportunity.
Attorney David Mott, representing the 3‑17 board, told commissioners the project has been pursued for 15 years and that a forthcoming OFA funding round could provide approximately $2,000,000 to support the development. Mott said the OFA schedule accelerated and the board must demonstrate local zoning compliance by the March 12…
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