Microhousing Council Briefing on Friday
On Friday afternoon the Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability (PLUS) Committee had another look at recommendations from the Department of Planning and Development on microhousing. Here is what DPD is proposing: Define “micro-housing unit” and “micro” under Residential Use within the Land Use Code. Prohibit micro-housing developments in single-family zones. Apply a design review threshold […]
Design Review: Stealing From the Future
As I have already pointed out, the Department of Planning and Development has proposed design review for new microhousing projects as a way to assuage anger and fear of a band of neighbors opposed to the product. But why, in a city where it is liturgical for politicians to state their commitment to ‘affordable housing,’ […]
Council’s Response to Innovation:Raise the Rents on Microhousing?
The latest chapter of the Department of Planning and Development’s (DPD) efforts to limit innovative housing solutions in response to angry neighbors is being drafted and will be presented at Friday’s meeting of the Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability (PLUS) Committee. After a lengthy appeal the legislation is back and will be considered by the […]
