All about single-family zoning Before zoning, individual property restrictions were one of the only instruments to control land use. When power-brokers and municipalities learned that zoning could legally restrict land use, separating preferred uses from “nuisance” uses, nearly every major city in the country adopted a zoning code. Today the effect of zoning neighborhoods as…… Continue reading About single-family zoning
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An explanation of the “missing middle” of housing
An explanation of the “missing middle” of housing Missing Middle Housing is a concept used to describe a range of multi-family or clustered housing types that are compatible in scale with single-family neighborhoods. Missing middle housing is intended to meet housing demand in walkable neighborhoods by responding to changing demographics and providing housing options at…… Continue reading An explanation of the “missing middle” of housing