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Topics: Planning & Growth Restrictions
Results: 212 Matches
1. Overcoming Barriers to Housing Development in Massachusetts
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Local planning boards can place extensive restrictions on development in their communities. |
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2. UW Study: Rules Add $200,000 to Seattle Housing Price
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Seattle |
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This article states that Seattle housing prices have significantly increased due to land-use regulations, such as growth restrictions. |
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3. Office Park Housing: Adapting Underutilized Office Parks for Housing
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New York |
Westchester County |
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There is implicit recognition that built-out communities cannot produce new affordable housing units. |
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This report identifies underutilized office parks as potential sites for affordable housing development. |
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4. State Court Knocks Down Affordable Housing Rules
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New Jersey state legislation could limit affordable housing development. |
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The New Jersey Appellate Court decided that the legislation was unconstitutional and that housing need should be determined at the regional level. |
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5. Commission Seeks More Input on Condo Ordinance
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Pleasanton |
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Residents of Pleasanton, California approved a 29,000-unit housing cap, which can limit the development of affordable housing. |
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6. Growth Management, Smart Growth, and Affordable Housing
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There is implicit recognition that current planning strategies may not encourage the development of affordable housing. |
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Adopting region-wide smart growth strategies can promote affordable housing development. |
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7. Commonweal Fair Growth Project
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Louisiana |
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Certain growth policies can discourage the development of affordable housing. |
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Using a fair growth approach promotes affordable housing development. |
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8. Gap Gives City its Chance
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Maryland |
Anne Arundel County |
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Baltimore City |
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Baltimore County |
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Maryland |
Carroll County |
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Harford County |
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Maryland |
Howard County |
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Growth restrictions discourage the development of affordable housing. |
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Baltimore, Maryland takes a pro-growth position to promote affordable housing development in the city. |
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9. Growth Management Toolkit
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Colorado |
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Comprehensive plans in Colorado may not always be binding or enforceable. |
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Colorado's Sprawl Action Center recommends making the comprehensive plans compulsory and legally binding. |
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10. San Francisco Bay Area Housing Crisis Report Card
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California |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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There is implicit recognition that the San Francisco Bay Area jurisdictions' general plans lack sufficient affordable housing units. |
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Modifying jurisdictions' general plans to encourage additional multifamily housing will make more housing units available throughout the area. |
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