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Can Single-Family Zoning Be Meaningfully Reversed?

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Can Single-Family Zoning Be Meaningfully Reversed? Wed, 10/06/2021 - 10:19. Single-family only zoning has long been the smart bomb NIMBYs and municipalities used to keep out developments that would add density, multifamily, and “those people” of a different race, ethnicity, or class from moving into their neighborhoods.

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New California Duplex Law Permits Development in Residential Neighborhoods

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New California Duplex Law Permits Development in Residential Neighborhoods. Thu, 12/02/2021 - 10:26. And as much as three-quarters of the developable land in the state is now zoned only for single-family housing, according to UC Berkeley research. It’s hard to overstate how big of a change the new law could have in California.

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New A.D.U. Ordinance Introduced to N.J. Neighborhood

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Fri, 12/10/2021 - 10:06. ordinance allows separate accessory dwelling units in all single-family zones, and in an effort to create more affordable housing, the town is also permitting homeowners to sell units separately from a primary residence as condominiums, The New York Times reports. . Neighborhood. In Princeton, N.J.,

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Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing

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Fri, 10/01/2021 - 06:00. The White House plan to address the affordable housing crisis seeks to: • Leverage existing federal funds to spur action that reduces exclusionary zoning. in small metro suburban areas in Q2 2021, year over year, and 14.3% in Q1 2021 to 38.7% in Q2 2021. . in small metro urban cores.

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Sacramento Torn as Lawmakers Attempt to Rezone Single-Family Lots

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Thu, 08/26/2021 - 10:28. Only permitting new multifamily developments on single-family lots is the most recent move by Sacramento lawmakers meant to address the housing shortage, but it’s expected to make little impact. of Realtors as a way, it said, to limit developers and gentrification in lower-income communities of color.

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Aging in Place: My Aunt Nancy’s New ADU

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The family had implicit trust in the contractor due to their previous relationship, a situation that turned out to have a downside as Toni came to regret a loose approach to planning the addition, especially regarding the permitting process. They only found out about this stipulation after they applied for the construction permit. .

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Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing

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Fri, 10/01/2021 - 06:00. The White House plan seeks to: • Leverage existing federal funds to spur action that reduces exclusionary zoning. in small metro suburban areas in Q2 2021, year over year, and 14.3% in Q1 2021 to 38.7% in Q2 2021. . Working to Improve Access to Affordable Housing. during the same time.

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