Nine towns will share $210,000 in state aid to bolster the development of affordable housing within their borders, officials says.
Andover, Barkhamsted, Canaan, Clinton, Enfield, Guilford, North Stonington, and Windsor Locks are getting grants to cover pre-development costs tied to creating so-called “incentive housing zones’’ (IHZ) within their communities, the governor’s office announced Thursday.
The awards are as follows:
• Andover —$20,000 to identify three prime locations for IHZ, septic suitability analysis, preliminary traffic analysis and draft IHZ regulations that may help the town’s planning and zoning commissioners amend zoning regulations as per IHZ requirements.
• Barkhamsted —$20,000 grant to identify various parcels for inclusion in the IHZ along Route 44, draft IHZ regulations, develop wastewater management options, and design standards, as needed.
• Canaan —$50,000 pre-development Phase II grant will help the town prepare preliminary site plan/renderings, site assessment, draft option agreements, and purchase option for a site in Falls Village that has already been adopted as an IHZ and approved by DOH.
• Clinton —$20,000 to bring multiple targeted properties to the point of application readiness for multi-family housing development. Funds will be used for survey and septic system design, soil testing, and drafting of IHZ regulations.
• Enfield — The town will propose an IHZ within the Village of Thompsonville with its $20,000 grant. Funds will be used for drafting IHZ regulations, outreach, and public hearings.
• Guilford —$20,000 grant to identify parcels, evaluate its suitability for sewage disposal, design criteria and draft IHZ regulations.
• Madison —$20,000 grant will be used to collect data about existing housing, solicit public input, examine IHZ program, drafting of IHZ regulations and adoption.
• North Stonington —$20,000 grant to hold stakeholder meetings, foster community engagement, and develop IHZ regulations and associated text/map amendments.
• Windsor Locks —$20,000 grant will help to analyze workforce housing needs, identify potential IHZ locations, draft potential IHZ regulations and design standards.
