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The City of Lancaster announced that it will be receiving a high honor from SolSmart for making it faster, easier, and more affordable to go solar.

LANCASTER - In an effort to increase housing options in the city, Lancaster City Council approved two ordinances Monday night to expand city code to allow triplexes and container homes. Both ordinances had their own public hearings, a time for any proponents or opponents to speak for or against the changes. A hearing about triplex buildings was held Feb. 22, and the hearing regarding container homes happened at Monday's meeting. No opponents spoke at either hearing, and the only proponent to speak on the container homes was Pete Swartz, the owner and operator of Max Container Options, a compa...

LANCASTER - In an effort to bring more affordable housing to the city, Lancaster City Council is examining ordinances to change building codes. The ordinance was introduced at the beginning of February. If approved, it would permit triplex homes, one building with three separate family units, within the community reinvestment area approved by council in June 2019. During a public hearing Monday, city officials explained the why the code needed updated, and why the wording of the changes mattered. Lancaster Mayor David Scheffler said a study in 2018 by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency found t...