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Flint Hill resident Phil Irwin asked the commission, “To what extent have we as a county asked for affordable housing?”
McCarthy answered that county leaders have a general desire for Rappahannock to have a variety of housing. That variety includes more affordable housing, and they want most orv the growth to happen around the county’s existing villages and public services.
Weinberg added that the county may want to consider including a suitability requirement in the zoning ordinance for large developments.
“You can’t change the ordinance in response to a pending application,” Weinberg said, “but then1 is no pending application.”
Henry responded that such a requirement could be* a burden to farmers, who need to build tenant housing. He also said the expectation that affordable housing will be built around the villages is unrealistic.
“You’re never going to have affordable housing around the villages because the lot prices are too high,” Henry said. “Affordable housing will be scattered around the county."
McCarthy said building affordable housing around one of the villages will take a financial sacrifice. In a place with land values as high as they are in Rappahannock, affordable housing goes against the market.
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