LACONIA — A proposal to rewrite a section on the Housing Redevelopment Overlay District in the zoning ordinance is one of several public hearings scheduled during the Tuesday, Aug. 5, meeting of the planning board.

The overlay district is meant to encourage investment in multi-family housing stock, increase the quality of living conditions for renters, and provide rental housing in close proximity to central business districts.

The board will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, at City Hall downtown.

The existing Housing Redevelopment Overlay District has never been used, and is not fulfilling its intended purpose, according to a city staff report.

Proposed language for the rewritten overlay is intended to provide incentives and greater flexibility to both developers and landlords to redevel

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