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13 <br /> 1 Slide #20 <br /> How Might Zoning Reform Affect... Investment in <br /> Different Types of Construction? <br /> • Experience in cities like Los Angeles and Portland shows how cities can <br /> accommodate high levels of new density through accessory dwelling <br /> units(ADUs)and small-scale apartment buildings. <br /> • In cities like Houston and Nashville,reduced minimum lot area <br /> requirements have enabled"tall-skinny"homes:tightly spaced <br /> townhomes. <br /> • In cities like New York and Washington,rezonings have encouraged <br /> the creation of high-density,mixed-use districts. <br /> 2 aao IN5TIT•T. <br /> 3 Commissioner McKee asked how the information relates to what Orange County can do. <br /> 4 Yonah Freemark said it depends on whether you see unincorporated Orange County <br /> 5 playing a role in accommodating additional housing growth or not. He said if you think the county <br /> 6 should play a role in that, then you must identify the parts of the county that can accommodate <br /> 7 housing and can be associated with water and sewer, for example. <br /> 8 Commissioner Carter said ADUs could be an option for the county. She said in Portland, <br /> 9 ADUs are dispersed throughout neighborhoods. <br /> 10 Vice-Chair Fowler said ADU rules were relaxed recently. <br /> 11 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said this slide made her think of the Buckhorn EDD. <br /> 12 Commissioner McKee said zoning around intersections might be appropriate. <br /> 13 Yonah Freemark said there could be a situation where the county wants to preserve low <br /> 14 density for most of the county, while also accommodating opportunities for higher density <br /> 15 development types. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Slide#21 <br /> How Might Zoning Reform Affect... Direct <br /> Investment in Affordable Housing? <br /> • Affordable housing projects need an accommodating land-use <br /> environment to be feasible, because they typically need to be efficient <br /> in their land utilization. <br /> • Moreover, most feasible subsidized affordable housing projects—like <br /> those supported by the Low Income Housing Tax Credit(LIHTC) <br /> projects—can only be built affordably as multifamily complexes. <br /> u•s.x 1 N•T I T Y T. 21 <br /> 18 <br />