11) A Pathway for Planners and Advocates
Toward More Permitted Development
11) A Pathway for Planners and Advocates
Toward More Permitted Development
11) A Pathway for Planners and Advocates
Toward More Permitted Development
11) A Pathway for Planners and Advocates
Toward More Permitted Development
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11) A Pathway for Planners and Advocates
Toward More Permitted Development
Why?• Simpler• Cheaper• No property tax increase
Good news • ADU neighborhood impacts already exist• Nothing to fear• Inducing more permitted ADUs will provide safer housing
11) A Pathway for Planners and Advocates
Toward More Permitted Development
Preconditions of an ADU Movement
• Affordable Rental Housing Crisis & High Land Values
• Predominance of ‘Single Family’ Residential Zoning
• Political Leadership
• Reasonable Zoning and Flexible Development Regulations• No poison pill regulations, reasonable design standards
• Faith in Government
• Permitting Office Transparency
• Access to Capital (typically from Increased Home Equity due to Land Value Inflation)
…More Requisite Features of an ADU Movement
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