Council to mull building moratorium

Multi-family and non-residential projects would be impacted

The Rye City Council will open a public hearing on Jan. 21 to consider whether to implement a building moratorium.

The Rye City Council is considering a six-month building moratorium on multi-family and non-residential development projects.  

After an initial discussion at Wednesday night’s meeting, the council — in a unanimous vote — set a Jan. 21 public hearing to further debate the matter.   

Councilman Josh Nathan said the moratorium, if approved, would only apply to large projects and not impact the lives of single-family homeowners.  

-by David Hessekiel