Regulatory Barriers Database

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1.  Living Smart Houses

Location(s):	Oregon	Portland

Highlights

			Portland, Oregon recognized that infill development on small lots was impacted by processing delays.
			Portland created ‘permit ready’ house plans for use on certain infill lots.

2.  City of Dallas Mayor's Task Force on Affordable Workforce Housing

Location(s):	Texas
	Texas	Dallas

Highlights

			Dallas faces significant barriers to land assembly.
			Dallas should allow properties to be sold for less than the market value, allow certain properties to be purchased prior to a Sheriff’s sale, and identify and foreclose unproductive properties.

3.  Rhode Island Rehabilitation Code

Location(s):	Rhode Island

Highlights

			There was recognition that strict building codes discouraged the rehabilitation of housing.
			Rhode Island created a rehabilitation code with varying code requirements depending on the level of work to be undertaken.

4.  Land Marketing (Akron, Ohio)

Location(s):	Ohio	Akron

Highlights

			There is often not much land available for affordable housing and it is generally expensive.
			The City of Akron has a program where it sells vacant lots within the City to developers to construct new houses or to homeowners to increase the size of their lot.

5.  Live-Work Units Offer Relief From Housing Downturn

Location(s):	Michigan

Highlights

			There is implicit recognition that cities do not promote infill housing.
			Some communities in the state of Michigan are encouraging construction of small live-work units to revitalize downtown areas and increase housing affordability.

6.  Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program Plan

Location(s):	Texas	Dallas

Highlights

			There is implicit recognition that local land use policies do not support affordable housing development.
			This report is an implementation plan for the creation of the Urban Lank Bank Demonstration Program in Dallas, Texas, which will promote infill housing development throughout the city.

7.  Office Park Housing: Adapting Underutilized Office Parks for Housing

Location(s):	New York	Westchester County

Highlights

			There is implicit recognition that redevelopment and infill efforts do not address affordable housing development.
			This report identifies underutilized office parks in Westchester County, New York as potential sites for creating mixed-use developments with affordable housing components.

8.  Residential Builders See Room for Improvement in Permitting, Approval Processes

Location(s):	California	San Diego County

Highlights

			San Diego County, California has reserved 40 percent of its land for open space, limiting land for affordable housing development.
			Roundtable participants suggest redevelopment and infill building of higher density, and mixed use developments to meet housing demands.

9.  Gap Gives City its Chance

Location(s):	Maryland	Anne Arundel County
	Maryland	Baltimore City
	Maryland	Baltimore County
	Maryland	Carroll County
	Maryland	Harford County
	Maryland	Howard County

Highlights

			Discouraging redevelopment and rehabilitation limits the development of affordable housing.
			The city of Baltimore, Maryland's Project 5000 promotes rehabilitation and redevelopment by obtaining abandoned housing.

10.  Affordable Housing Taskforce Final Report

Location(s):	Virginia	Chesapeake

Highlights

			There is implicit recognition that tax and funding policies discourage infill or redevelopment for affordable housing.
			Tax incentives and housing trust funds can promote redevelopment or infill development for affordable housing.