Amendments to Facilitate Housing // Effective 12/15/23

The amendments support Council’s goal of Affordable Housing and Sustainable Development and strategy to optimize the housing continuum. The strategy includes an action to “explore revenue and code/policy options to increase affordable and middle-income housing.” The proposed amendments remove the maximum density limitation in the High Density Residential (RH) District, add single room occupancies as a permitted use in the residential districts in compliance with HB 3395, and update certain middle housing land division application requirements and approval criteria. The amendments clarify development standards and aim to remove barriers to the development of multi-unit dwellings and middle housing and create a new housing opportunity with single room occupancies.

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