County planners hope zoning changes ease home building in Cleveland's inner-ring suburbs

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County planners hope zoning changes ease home building in Cleveland’s inner-ring suburbs

Zoning laws, code changes — all of it can be confusing, to say the least.

But updating the outdated residential zoning for Cuyahoga County’s first ring suburbs is a priority for the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission.

“We want to see new housing options for new sizes and types of families,” said Patrick Hewitt, planning manager with the CCPC. “And we want to see that increase in tax base, especially in places where we already have infrastructure we’re paying for.”

Right now, there are 4,000 plots of what’s called ‘infill housing’ available in Cuyahoga County.

Watch the full report on WEWS News 5 HERE.