Commission highlights 'missing middle' housing and development-code needs
Oct 1, 2026
Commissioners and staff discussed the plan’s housing recommendations to expand 'missing middle' housing types (duplexes, ADUs, cottage clusters) and noted that implementing some options may require development-code updates.
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The comprehensive plan update calls out an undersupply of housing and recommends diversifying housing types to include duplexes, accessory dwelling units (ADUs), cottage clusters, triplexes, fourplexes and townhomes as ways to address the "missing middle." Thompson described those options during his presentation and said they would expand choices and price ranges for residents.
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