Small Lot Legislation: An Architect’s Perspective.
As an architect who specializes in housing, I occasionally get involved in discussions with DPD and the city council about land use issues. In general, I look at proposed legislation from this perspective: What kind of outcomes will the new legislation encourage? Are these good outcomes? If I’m trying to design housing using these new rules, is the code helping or hindering? […]
DPD Tried to Regulate Small Lots;You Wouldn’t Believe What Happened Next!
Over the last part of the week I kept hearing noises on social media about problems with the Department of Planning and Development’s (DPD) efforts to constrain small-lot development. Here’s the comment that set off the biggest discussions and concerns. According to one homeowner the legislation means that about 8,755 existing homes . . . […]
PLUS Committee: Mike Scott on Multi-family Housing Market
Tucked into today’s busy agenda for the Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability (PLUS) is a presentation from local real estate expert Mike Scott of Dupre and Scott Apartment Advisors. Scott has for years provided data for developers and others trying to figure out trends in multifamily housing in the city. His charts and data are […]
