Members recommended exploring ADU allowances, small multifamily in select commercial zones, and lowering minimum unit sizes to create more attainable housing. Planning will be asked to identify where ADUs may be appropriate.

At an Old Lyme Affordable Housing Commission meeting, Connecticut Housing Finance Authority officials described loans, tax credits and programs (including Time to Own, LIHTC, HTCC and Build for CT) that towns can use to support affordable rental and for‑sale housing.