Housing Production Plan In Town Of Weston

Press release from the Town of Weston:

June 8, 2021

A Housing Production Plan (HPP) is a proactive and studied means towards developing affordable housing that is in keeping with the Town's own affordable housing policies and preferences (PDF).
The HPP is not a construction plan, but more specifically is intended to communicate to the state how Weston can address its affordable housing responsibilities. This plan contains three elements, which outlines for the state:

• a comprehensive assessment of Weston's housing needs
• affordable housing goals to meet the needs
• strategies towards achieving the goals

In 2015, Weston developed its first plan, which can be found further below. The document is valid for five years and is in the process of being updated.

Updating the Housing Production Plan - 2021

In September of 2020, the Select Board appointed a new Housing Production Plan Steering Committee to work with a housing consultant to update Weston's HPP. Since then, the committee has held two community input sessions and one public survey to help shape the updated plan.
The Housing Production Plan Steering Committee will be meeting with the Planning Board and the Select Board in a joint session on June 14, 2021 to present the updated HPP. The draft of which follows:

• DRAFT Housing Production Plan - June 4, 2021 (PDF)

All meetings of the Steering Committee are open to the public. Subscribe to receive notification of when the meeting agendas are posted online.

2015 Housing Production Plan

The Department of Housing and Community Development approved Weston's HPP on June 28, 2016.
• DHCD letter of approval
• Weston's Approved Housing Production Plan
The following documents were used in developing the final 2015 HPP.
• The Steering Committee Final Report to the Board of Selectmen and Planning Board (PDF)
• The Housing Production Plan (PDF) (entire report)
• Executive Summary of the HPP (PDF) (extraction)
• Housing Needs Assessment (PDF) (extraction)
• Housing Production Goals (PDF) (extraction)
• Housing Strategies (PDF) (extraction)
• March Public Hearings Presentation (PDF)
• Research of the Housing Needs and Strategies (PDF)
• Weston's Policies and Preferences for Affordable Housing (PDF)

This press release was produced by the Town of Weston. The views expressed here are the author’s own.