Tuesday, July 2, 2024

PROMOTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING

VIA ZONING REFORM



Missing middle refers to the range of housing that fits between single-family detached homes and mid-to-high-rise apartment buildings. 

Many people grew up in such housing in the 20th century, but zoning restrictions tended to eliminate townhouses and fourplexes and segregated housing into only larger-lot, single-family zones or denser, taller apartment districts.

ADUs, also known as granny flats, are ancillary buildings on a single-family lot. 

They could be over a carriage house, in a converted garage or in a stand-alone building usually about 500 to 750 square feet. 

They add gentle density to a neighborhood while creating affordable housing and an income stream for the lot owner to help keep up with rising costs.

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