Northampton County Council is poised to grant a special tax break known as a TIF for the developer of a luxury apartment building and a high-end hotel, complete with butlers, in what was once Wilson Boro's Dixie Cup factory and LA Fitness Center. I'll have more to say about this next week and how it actually exacerbates our housing crisis. In truth, there's little county government can do to assuage our housing crisis. It has no say in zoning, the construction market or financing. Local governments at the city, township and borough levels are another story. Here are some zoning changes I's like to see:
Amend zoning ordinances to be more friendly to tiny homes.
Reduce minimum lot sizes and setbacks.
Accessory dwelling units should be allowed by right in most areas.
Mixed use development should be encouraged.
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