What: A grant-funded project with consultants to study missing middle (smaller-format, attainable) housing and recommend regulatory guidance; it does not itself change zoning.
Where it stands: On 2026-11-10 the commission reviewed the September 24 workshop materials and correspondence from a former Town planner; staff said most concerns fit a later text amendment.
Next: A November 19 workshop on parent-child lots, then a December 3 consultant presentation of build-out scenarios; the final deliverable is due in December 2026.
Details
Topics raised: parent-child lot subdivisions, pre-approved designs (to be studied, not produced), attainable versus deed-restricted affordable housing, financing, and areas of housing opportunity on the future land use map.
Reviewed correspondence and the September 24 workshop materials; staff described parent-child lots, attainability and financing; next workshop November 19 and a December 3 consultant presentation.
Staff walked the commission through the housing attainability explorer tool (cost scenarios, area median income, units per lot, community land trust option); members asked for borrowing-cost sensitivity; workshop November 19, consultant presentation in early December.
Policy workshop with no votes: cottage community standards, accessory dwelling units (owner occupancy, more than one per lot), smaller lots, setbacks, lot coverage, dropping lot area per dwelling unit, and maximizing the residential building code; first build-out scenario projected 650 to 844 units over a long period.