DDA Recommends Point System to Encourage Green Building Practices, Affordable Housing
If the system is eventually approved by council, developers could spend points to bypass council approval that is usually needed for special use permits to add height to buildings or reduce the minimum lot size requirement.
An example of a mass timber construction that was included in the Jan. 24 Planning Commission agenda packet. At its Aug. 22 meeting, the DDA recommended an incentive point system that would encourage developers to build mass timber constructions.
