“We are in a crisis in North Carolina in terms of affordable housing,” Edwards told Land of Sky Regional Council members last week. “It is rare that I speak to any group of folks where I’m not asked, ‘What are we going to do about the housing in this state?’”
Edwards’ solution, which he says could make buying a home affordable for 1 million North Carolina families, is not going over well with towns in Henderson County or the North Carolina League of Municipalities.
The bill requires cities and counties to permit duplexes, triplexes and quadplexes in all residential districts, including those currently zoned for single-family homes. It also requires local governments to allow an accessory dwelling unit on a lot occupied by a detached single-family home and restricts local government’s use of conditional zoning.
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Saratoga Springs releases draft development ordinance for review; future of ‘greenbelt’ among issues | The Daily Gazette
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The Saratoga Springs City Council last week released a final draft development ordinance for review, one of the final steps in a multi-year effort to update the city’s zoning, subdivision, and other rules governing development.
The council voted 4-1 to release the Unified Development Ordinance for review, which formally sends the 304-page document now in its third draft to the city Planning Board, Design Review Commission and Saratoga County Planning Board for the review and comments. Zoning, subdivision and other regulations are separate now, and part of the goal is to bring them into a single governing document.