Community and Economic Development Committee, September 16, 2026
Votes on Bill 63 - Workforce Housing Ordinance (Chapter 653), unanimous
What happened
The Allentown Community and Economic Development Committee held a work session on Bill 63, which would add Chapter 653 (Workforce Housing) to the city code requiring multifamily projects of 10+ units using public funding/tax incentives to include at least 25% workforce-housing un…
- Jurisdiction
- Allentown, PA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- September 16, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, unanimous
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Bill 63 - Workforce Housing Ordinance (Chapter 653)
Bill 63 amends the Allentown City Code by adding Chapter 653, Workforce Housing, requiring certain multifamily housing projects (10+ units) benefiting from public funding or tax incentives to include at least 25% workforce-housing units affordable to moderate-income households, or pay a...
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Meeting Summary
The Allentown Community and Economic Development Committee held a work session on Bill 63, which would add Chapter 653 (Workforce Housing) to the city code requiring multifamily projects of 10+ units using public funding/tax incentives to include at least 25% workforce-housing un…
Key Decisions (2)
Bill 63 - Workforce Housing Ordinance (Chapter 653)
Homeless Encampment Policy Ordinance (work-session discussion)
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Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Multiple public speakers and a local realtor testified that Allentown…
Sentiment
City officials and DCED staff repeatedly emphasized incentivizing developers (via…
Commercial Demand
Easton reports 19 straight years without a property-tax increase while…
Infrastructure
Allentown DCED cited Davis-Bacon, BABA, tariffs, and supply-chain constraints as…
Who spoke
15 distinct speakers; 9 identified names.
All speaker roles: 5 Councilmember, 4 Public, 3 Staff, 1 Clerk, 1 Attorney, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 5 Councilmember, 1 Clerk, 2 Staff, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: Frank Pinnabone, Councilmember.
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Zoning terms (6)
13 recorded timestamps
- mixed use (1 timestamps)
- commercial (3 timestamps)
- residential (1 timestamps)
- approved (2 timestamps)
- zoning (5 timestamps)
- density (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (2)
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