We will hold our next “5th Thursdays” forum for local planning, zoning, and conservation commission members on May 31st at 6:30pm at the NHCOG office. The special topic for this session will be “Planning & Zoning to Provide Housing Options”. Please RSVP. Details below:
Special Topic: Planning & Zoning to Provide Housing Options
Hear about:
- New requirement for municipal affordable housing plans
- Example: Salisbury Affordable Housing Plan and process
- Zoning- Housing options for seniors
- The latest on “Granny Pods”
- Example- Plainville, CT (Accessory Apartments to allow medical apartments)
- “Downsizing” units
- Co-housing
- Zoning- Housing options for young adults
- Mixed use zoning in village/town center (Example: Kent, CT)
- Down payment assistance (Example: Washington, CT)
- Zoning for multi-family
- The latest on Incentive Housing Zones- who has them, who doesn’t
- What does a “8-30g” zoning application look like? (Example: Litchfield, CT)
- Pros and cons of “cluster” regulations
- Land Trusts partnering with housing organizations
- Roundtable discussion– share any new(er) planning/zoning/conservation issue or approach your commission is working on that you think other towns in the region might be interested in.