Concerns expressed by the public in a meeting about the city’s update of its development code included both the city’s shortage of affordable housing and the difficulty in building housing at all. Consultants working on the code update said both are issues they want the update to address. Consultants with Clarion Associates recently completed a four-month review of the city’s existing development code, which determines where and how Lawrence grows, and have drafted 80 recommended changes. Consultants sought input on the draft as part of a public meeting Thursday. Meeting attendee Lacee Roe said she was excited that the recommendations sought to encourage more mixed-used zoning and diverse housing types, and wanted to know what barriers Lawrence has to developing affordable housing and which barriers can be removed through zoning revisions.
Source: LJWorld
