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13 <br /> 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 /> Commissioner McKee asked how the information relates to what Orange County can do. <br /> Yonah Freemark said it depends on whether you see unincorporated Orange County <br /> playing a role in accommodating additional housing growth or not. He said if you think the county <br /> should play a role in that, then you must identify the parts of the county that can accommodate <br /> housing and can be associated with water and sewer, for example. <br /> Commissioner Carter said ADUs could be an option for the county. She said in Portland, <br /> ADUs are dispersed throughout neighborhoods. <br /> Vice-Chair Fowler said ADU rules were relaxed recently. <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott said this slide made her think of the Buckhorn EDD. <br /> Commissioner McKee said zoning around intersections might be appropriate. <br /> Yonah Freemark said there could be a situation where the county wants to preserve low <br /> density for most of the county, while also accommodating opportunities for higher density <br /> development types. <br /> 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 /> x eaYIMlITYT. _I <br />