The Valley Breeze: Council asked to approve bulk of train station zoning

4/23/2019

By ETHAN SHOREY, Valley Breeze Managing Editor

PAWTUCKET - Officials are asking the City Council to adopt the majority of the proposed Conant Thread District Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) zoning ordinance for the area around a coming train station so redevelopment efforts there don't grind to a halt.

In a letter last week to the council suggesting the move to approve the majority of the ordinance, Director of Commerce Jeanne Boyle referenced public testimony at an April 10 meeting centered on a proposal to institute a 10 percent mandate for affordable housing in the TOD district.

During that meeting, it became clear that there were a number of areas requiring further research and refinement, said Boyle, and the council requested that the Planning Department review the ordinance and provide additional information on best practices for inclusionary zoning ordinances incorporating the affordable housing component.

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