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The ADU Boom Has Begun. Is It Adding the Housing We Need?

Dwell

After some Pacific Northwest cities began relaxing restrictive residential building regulations, California passed two bills in 2016 that produced a statewide pro-ADU law effective in 2017. This is especially significant considering how restrictive zoning laws discourage new development in wealthy cities.

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Will Councilman Dorsey's Elimination of Single Family Zoning Help Baltimore?

Community Architect Daily

Does single family zoning prevent development? Today we will look at Baltimore Councilman Ryan Dorsey's zoning bill titled " Abundant Housing Act " which effectively will eliminate single family zoning in Baltimore. Will the suggested zoning bill endanger neighborhoods like this one?

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How Coplon Associates Turned a Tired Campground a Glampground

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Working largely within the sites existing footprint was important for other reasons too: In addition to a small historic cemetery, the mostly flat property contains protected palustrine wetlands, which are heavily regulated by land-use ordinances enforced by the local planning board. Photo by Trevan Hiersche.

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ADUs Might Not Be Making Chicago More Affordable, But They Might Make It More Sustainable

Dwell

There hasn’t exactly been an explosion of new accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in Chicago since its city council passed an ADU pilot ordinance in 2020, which allows for new coach houses and basement or attic renovations to add additional units in certain parts of the city.

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American Icon or Chief Offender?

Community Architect

Or, more precisely, and even more mundane, the zoning that enables it. The culprit hides out in a section of municipal zoning code that is titled "Single family residential", frequently abbreviated as R1. The history of zoning Zoning in general rarely gets much attention these days. Let's review the battles lines.

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Is There a Way Out of Hawaii’s Housing Crisis?

Dwell

When the pandemic began in 2020, Hawaii’s economy reeled. We’re the state with the most regulations and hoops that you have to jump through in order to provide housing," says Cassandra Abdul, executive director of the Maui-based housing nonprofit N? But transplants shouldn’t necessarily expect a warm welcome. Hale O Maui.

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Together for the Terroir

Landscape Architecture Magazine

Baker says the Glass Fire in 2020 started just up the road from Larkmead and burned in a U shape around the winery. “It One of several design options developed by Ann Baker Landscape Architecture that respond to drought and wildfire regulations and are available for free online. We had a lot of burnt trees on the river.”.

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