Affordable housing is a challenge in the Stevens Point area. And Beloved Community is committed to searching for solutions.

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If you want to advocate for affordable housing, strategies to support that include:

• Allowing a range of housing types in residential areas (townhome, twinhome, multi-unit, etc.)

• Reducing the current minimum square footage for a single-family dwelling (current requirements are 1,200 square feet in R-1 and 900 square feet in other zoning districts)

• Allowing smaller residential lot sizes and specifically reduced lot width (zero-lot-line)

• Reducing parking and setback requirements

• Allowing greater height and density of housing units

• Continuing to allow and possibly expand options for ADUs (accessory dwelling units; sometimes called “granny flats” or carriage houses)

 

Members of the Affordable Housing Ministry are alerted via email and bulletins of upcoming city and county action and advocacy opportunities, including:

• Advocacy efforts to increase the variability and density of approved housing units through zoning code revisions

• Advocating at city and county administrative meetings for income-adjusted housing units

• Advocating in support of community efforts to establish year-round emergency housing for our unhoused neighbors.

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Members also work directly with other local church groups to present public educational opportunities on issues related to affordable housing, eviction and local efforts to help our unhoused neighbors.

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 Anyone interested in working in partnerships with other community and faith-based groups to address the problem of lack of housing in Stevens Point can contact Rosan Zahn (715-340-1533; rosan.zahn@gmail.com.  )