HOW WE GOT HERE, HOW WE ADDRESS IT AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFTS THAT WILL IMPACT WHAT AND WHERE WE CALL HOME
Though missing middle housing isn’t the solution to all affordability challenges, AHS sees it as a way to re-introduce more housing types into the local housing market.
“Zoning laws that were enacted many decades ago in Arlington — and in many other places across the United States — can make it a challenge to build missing middle housing today.
But we’re starting to see a shift: cities like Berkeley, Calif., have committed to ending restrictive zoning laws by the end of 2022.
And in August 2020, the city of Portland, Ore., approved a policy legalizing up to four homes on most lots and significantly reduced maximum building sizes,” Alice Hogan, a consultant to AHS, said.
“In Arlington, AHS is pleased that the county is exploring zoning
changes to allow for more missing middle housing types through a multi-year
study.”
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