Planner: affordable multifamily developments become conditional uses; commission considers easing barriers
Jul 16, 2026
Consultant Michael Allen told the Planning Commission that affordable multifamily projects are treated as conditional uses requiring Development Review Board review; commissioners discussed revisiting that rule and possible incentives, including allowing housing in some office/industrial zones and discounted hookup fees for infill.
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Michael Allen told the commission that while multifamily housing is permitted in most of town, developments classified as "affordable" are treated as conditional uses and must go before the Development Review Board. "He believes this should be revisited if the board wishes to incentivize affordable housing," the transcript records.
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