New Akron homes may be on the way after the Akron Planning Commission unanimously approved two housing-related items at its Feb. 14 meeting. The group granted an extension of the Welcome Home Akron program. The commission also opened up lots for new home development in Summit Lake known as infill housing.
“Infill development is a term used to describe building on vacant or under-used parcels within densely developed urban areas,” according to the Cuyahoga Land Bank, a nonprofit group that works on housing issues in Cuyahoga County.
In the Summit Lake neighborhood, city-owned vacant lots are being offered for sale to builders and individuals to build new houses. Builders have access to City of Akron water and sewer infrastructure and will receive a 15-year residential property tax abatement…