Roanoke County is considering a series of changes with the goal of creating more housing for residents. Mason Adams has been following the story.
For months, consulting firm RKG Associates has been studying the county’s housing market, and last week announced a series of recommendations.
The proposals would make it easier for developers to build denser clusters of cottages and townhouses in certain parts of the county, especially along its borders with the cities of Salem and Roanoke. They also recommended a new zoning designation to transform languishing commercial centers into tightly packed mixed-use developments. The consultants also suggest adding incentives to let people more easily adapt their homes for accessibility…