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Planning staff: housing chapter passed first reading at council; zoning rewrite continues
Summary
Staff reported the housing chapter has passed first reading at City Council and is scheduled for a second reading; consultants are working on the broader zoning rewrite with a target for Planning Board review in the fall.
Planning staff told the board that the housing chapter the board has been working on with Rhode Island Housing received first passage at City Council and is due for a second reading on Wednesday. "It got first passage at the last meeting and is due for a 2nd passage... the consultants are working on the new zoning that's part of that," staff said.
The board discussed timing for the zoning‑code rewrite and acknowledged the work is detailed and time-consuming: staff projected a broader package could be available to the board for review in October or November. Members noted this is the 'action' phase of turning comp‑plan goals into specific ordinance language and implementation steps.
