Town of Summerville Planning Area - BCD Council of Governments
Town of Summerville Planning Area - BCD Council of Governments
Town of Summerville Planning Area - BCD Council of Governments
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Housing Goals, Objectives, and StrategiesThe <strong>Summerville</strong> <strong>Planning</strong> <strong>Area</strong>, including areas located within the <strong>Town</strong> limits, possesses a variety <strong>of</strong>housing opportunities for existing and new residents to the community. Nearly 50 subdivisions orapartment complexes have been approved or built within the <strong>Town</strong> limits since 2000, and a great deal <strong>of</strong>housing at a variety <strong>of</strong> price points is available both within the <strong>Town</strong> and within the <strong>Planning</strong> <strong>Area</strong>. Adiversity <strong>of</strong> housing types, sizes, costs, and ownership opportunities is important to the health <strong>of</strong> acommunity. A community that <strong>of</strong>fers few types <strong>of</strong> housing options will not be able to support thediversity <strong>of</strong> income levels needed to provide a diverse workforce for needed community services, norwill it enable residents to continue to live in a community as they age or when lifestyle changes occur.HOUSING DIVERSITYHousing diversity means providing a variety <strong>of</strong> housing types (such as single family and apartments), in adiversity <strong>of</strong> sizes, on a variety <strong>of</strong> lot sizes, and <strong>of</strong>fered for sale or rent at a wide range <strong>of</strong> cost. Diversity<strong>of</strong> housing types is needed in order to maintain housing affordability. The most common housing typewithin <strong>Summerville</strong> is the single‐family house (63% <strong>of</strong> all homes within the <strong>Town</strong> limits). Multifamilyhousing made up 28% <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Town</strong>’s housing stock, while mobile homes accounted for about 9%.<strong>Summerville</strong> continues to have a healthy diversity <strong>of</strong> housing available for current and future residents.Goal: Encourage a balance <strong>of</strong> housing types to address the needs <strong>of</strong> all segments <strong>of</strong> the existing andfuture population striving for a balanced and diverse housing market.STRATEGY PARTNERS IMPLEMENTATIONTOOLS FUNDING PRIORITY TIMEFRAMEContinue to develop land use anddevelopment regulations that aredesigned to encourage a variety <strong>of</strong>housing options. These may include:Zero lot‐line developments;Higher densities in appropriateareas (and investigate innovativedesign measures to allow forcompatibility <strong>of</strong> duplexes andother multifamily units withsurrounding single family units);Cluster housing and other compactneighborhood layouts (partlyaccomplished through greaterflexibility in lot size and layoutzoning);Neo‐traditional developments<strong>Planning</strong>Commission,<strong>Town</strong> Staff,<strong>Town</strong> <strong>Council</strong>ZoningOrdinance,DesignGuidelines,Form‐BasedCodeGeneralFundHighOn‐goingHousing Element Page 20
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