All Connecticut municipalities are required by Connecticut General Statutes Section 8-30j to develop, every five years, a plan that “shall specify how the municipality intends to increase the number of affordable housing developments in the municipality.” The development of this Plan is mandatory, but each Town must determine the kinds of affordable housing it will encourage, and what policies and steps it will take to do so.
On Monday, April 26th, at 7PM, the Planning & Zoning Commission will host a virtual presentation from the Town’s consulting planner on the required Plan, what affordable housing is (and what it isn’t) and some of the ways in which the Town can begin to address this important issue. The writing of this Plan is not complete, and all recommendations are preliminary at this point. The presentation on April 26th is to provide information and background to the community about the topic, the laws, and how they apply to Hampton’s conditions.