W9R: Best Practices for Ending Exclusive Single-Family Zoning
Ever walk down the street and wonder how development decisions get made? Or why?
Today, Ward 9 Recommends reading Best Practices for Ending Exclusive Single-Family Zoning, a succinct list of recommendations to consider when implementing ‘missing middle housing’.
Dan Parolek, with the Congress for New Urbanism, lays out the case for missing middle housing making strides to meet housing needs in a variety of places without rapid increases in density or the introduction of larger buildings.
His main tips are:
‘Regulate maximum building envelope/ form and scale rather than the number of units and/or density’
‘Carefully regulate building width and depth’
‘Be careful about allowed height’
‘Do not allow townhouses or single-family detached homes in which the ground floor is mostly parking’
‘Some single-family contexts are better than others for Missing Middle housing’
Communication and framing tips:
-Avoid conversations about increasing density
-Document and photograph local examples and make this information easily available
-Personalize the conversation and tell stories!
Visit the website to learn how Parolek expands on each of these tips!
The Guidebook for Great Communities comes forward for discussion at the Planning and Urban Development Committee on March 4, 2020. You can find the agenda or tune in live HERE!
What’s Missing Middle Housing? We’re glad you asked!
Missing Middle Housing is a range of multi-unit or clustered housing types - compatible in scale with detached single-family homes - that help meet the growing demand for walkable urban living.
Check out the full visual guide by clicking on the image to learn more!