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Westfield council adopts ordinances and resolutions to finalize fourth-round affordable housing plan
Summary
The Westfield Town Council voted to adopt a package of ordinances and resolutions implementing the town's fourth-round affordable housing plan, including zoning overlays and updates to affordable housing regulations, development fees and a trust fund; the measures were presented as the final steps to meet compliance deadlines.
The Westfield Town Council on a unanimous vote adopted multiple ordinances and accompanying resolutions to implement the town's fourth-round affordable housing plan, the mayor said was required to meet a compliance deadline.
Mayor Jeremy Berman and council members approved amendments to the land-use ordinance that update affordable housing regulations, revise the affordable housing development fee and trust fund, and create four zoning districts/overlays to allow inclusionary housing development at up to 25 units per acre. "These ordinances simply provide property owners, not the town, the option to build housing that includes affordable units on these sites in the…
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