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San Antonio committee backs program to incentivize 'middle housing' to expand affordable options
Summary
A San Antonio governance committee endorsed staff recommendations to create a program offering predevelopment help, fee and tax incentives, design templates and a single city point of contact to support development of duplexes, triplexes, small multifamily and casitas aimed at lower-income households; the committee voted to advance the plan.
San Antonio’s Committee on Governance voted Wednesday to advance a proposal to create a city-backed program aimed at encouraging so-called “middle housing” — duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, small apartment buildings and casitas — as a way to expand affordable housing options.
Councilmember Verónica, who introduced the item, told the committee the request (filed Jan. 27) would fund predevelopment assistance to identify sites suitable for the housing types, provide a single city contact for developers navigating logistics and permitting, supply pre-approved design templates and offer incentives such as property tax and fee relief and targeted financing or…
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