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Planning board begins exploring multifamily housing as accessory to commercial sites to expand workforce housing options
Summary
Planning staff presented two approaches for allowing multifamily units on existing commercial properties: a fixed cap of accessory units or applying a floor-area-ratio model that could yield dozens of units on larger commercial parcels; members asked staff to study parking, septic, deed restrictions and caps before returning.
Planning staff opened a discussion on allowing multifamily dwelling units as an accessory use on existing commercial properties, describing two regulatory options and asking for board direction on how to proceed.
Kelly White told the board the options are (1) a static cap that would allow a set number of units on a commercial parcel, or (2) applying the town's multifamily floor-area-ratio (FAR) to the existing developed area to calculate additional multifamily area. Using the Shops…
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