Affordable Housing

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The Paperwork Problem Behind the Housing Shortage

In more and more places, the rules technically allow incremental housing. Backyard cottages, accessory dwelling units, and small infill homes are legal on paper; beautiful, glossy images of these homes are shared on city websites and included in planning documents. Yet these homes rarely get built—not because of public opposition or failed rezonings, but because routine procedures treat small homes like major developments.

What we have is not a failure of vision, but one of process.


Among the more efficient ways to solve this problem is creating a catalog of pre-approved plans. At the municipal level, town councils have a LOT of leeway with policies. So first, decide what your town needs in the way of housing and other facilities such as small business storefronts. Create a catalog of different plans that meet those needs, suit your town's style and environmental requirements, fit on your average lot sizes, etc. Short on cottages or apartments? Short on homes for larger households? Short on workshops or seasonal storefronts? There are plans for those. Want to increase housing without changing the footprint? Look into garage apartments, attic renovations, and basement apartments. Especially watch for flex plans that can change with a changing family, and base plans that come with multiple variations (e.g. one base model with optional first-floor bedroom, optional extras like a second bath or a laundry room, either two or three bedrooms upstairs). Allow your residents to use plans from that catalog free or cheap, look up which plans are pre-approved for the type of lot they have, and then build as of right. No hacking about with permits and departments, because it's already designed to fit.

The main think you need for this is a city council that is exasperated with a housing shortage and really wants to fix it.  The way you convince people to implement this kind of plan is by pointing out that it will save them a ton of time and money. If you can choose and pre-approve a set of plans that will fit local needs, most people will use those, so that will greatly minimize the amount of time and money required for oversight and paperwork. Plus it addresses whatever building shortages your town is having. Revisit the catalog every 3-5 years to incorporate resident feedback and add newer plans if needs are changing.
 

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