City staff outlines options for workforce housing using legislative development agreements
Staff described two proposals that would use legislative development agreements to create moderate‑income housing in walkable commercial zones, keeping ground‑floor commercial uses and adding workforce housing above.
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Staff told the commission the city is exploring legislative development agreements, a state‑authorized tool that would allow negotiated affordability controls with individual property owners to create moderate‑income workforce housing in town. The goal is to site housing in walkable commercial corridors so ground‑floor commercial uses remain active while housing sits above or behind commercial fronts.
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