From Montana to Vermont, the
pro-housing zoning reform movement scored victories at the state and
city level in 2023. Here’s why their message went nationwide.
Until recently, zoning was a sleepy and unsexy corner of the public policy world, a topic best left to bureaucrats in the basements of city halls. It’s probably still unsexy, but it’s far from sleepy. In 2023, zoning reform went national, thanks to advocacy by the pro-housing YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) movement.
In California, Governor Gavin Newsom signed 56 bills designed to tackle the state’s housing crisis. Many extended existing reforms, making it easier to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and apartments — even in exclusionary coastal areas. Other bills closed loopholes commonly used to block housing. SB 4, also known as the “Yes in God’s Backyard” act, will allow faith groups to build affordable housing on their property...
Yes In My Backyard
No one zoning reform can single-handedly end a national housing crisis that is many years in the making.....
Ken Notes: ADU`s, smaller lots, multifamily ownership, adaptive reuse, rural cluster development and conservancies, co-ops, mixed income developments, dwelling over retail and parking, subdivide existing parcels, and more....
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