The nonprofit, Housing Next, projects Kent County will need roughly 30,000 new homes by 2030, and developers are working to meet that demand — but not everyone is welcoming the growth.
Eastbrook Homes is seeking to rezone more than 14 acres of land at 84th Street and Burlingame Avenue in Byron Center, along with approval for a planned unit development, or PUD. Some neighbors say they have seen enough housing development come to the area.
“PUDs take all of our very hard work on ordinances and throw them out the window,” neighbor Darlene Potter said.
Potter and other neighbors are raising concerns about high-density housing and its potential impact on the character of the community…