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Residents press council to allow duplexes and require landlord application transparency; council notes upcoming ordinance work
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged the council to allow duplexes in R2 zones and asked the city to require landlords to disclose tenant-application criteria. Council members said the duplex proposal is on the agenda next week and expressed support for further discussion; no ordinance was adopted at this meeting.
Several residents used public comment to urge the council to allow duplexes in R2 zoning districts and to press for more affordable housing options in Urbana. Adani Sanchez of Curbanism Club asked the council to "vote yes to allow duplexes in R2," calling duplexes a "very gentle way of increasing density." Multiple speakers representing Wards 3 and 4 echoed that position and tied duplex allowances to affordability and…
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