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County release shows 37 EHO permits in FY2024, early data point indicates net gain of housing units
Summary
Arlington staff presented the first-year data report on the county’s Expanded Housing Opportunities (EHO) program, saying 37 EHO permits were approved in fiscal 2024 and the permits analyzed produced a net increase of 111 housing units; staff and board members repeatedly cautioned the report covers only approved permits in a single year and does
Arlington County staff on Dec. 17 presented an annual data report on the first full year of the county's Expanded Housing Opportunities (EHO) zoning program, telling the County Board that 37 EHO permits were approved during fiscal 2024 and that the permits analyzed produced a net increase of 111 housing units.
The report covers approved EHO permits with permit dates between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. County staff warned the figures do not reflect later approvals or whether projects will proceed to building permits or be built in the face of a concurrent judicial challenge and partial stay from the courts.
Why it matters: Board members framed the report as an early, technical snapshot of market response to the new zoning option. They described the findings as evidence the EHO tools were producing smaller units in place of very large single-family redevelopments — a policy goal the board…
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