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Commissioners ask whether Lost Creek will deliver affordable housing or become a new municipality
Summary
Commissioners probed how many homes the LCCZ could yield, how much would be primary residences or short-term rentals, and whether the project could form a future municipality; applicant cited ranges and precedent and said some units in prior projects were deed restricted at ~60% AMI.
Commissioners asked the applicant to quantify potential unit counts, affordability commitments and the prospect of municipal incorporation. Commissioners referenced precedent projects and asked whether the LCCZ would produce 2,000–2,500 homes on the developable acreage; the applicant said the net developable acreage is roughly 407 acres and that density would be parcel-specific with ranges, noting some previous projects included deed restrictions with units at roughly 60 percent area median income.
The applicant also described strategies for managing short-term rentals and producing primary-residence housing, noting past projects where deed restrictions and resale caps were used to favor long-term owner occupancy. The commission discussed a possible municipal future for the zone but noted substantial statutory and financial hurdles; the applicant said municipal status would require large tax and revenue thresholds and is not an immediate certainty.
