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ULI panel urges ‘gentle density,’ code fixes and targeted pilots to add ~2,600 housing units in Tucker
Summary
An Urban Land Institute technical assistance panel recommended gentle density (missing‑middle housing), clearer zoning standards, ADU streamlining and targeted pilot projects—especially near Northlake Mall—to add about 2,600–2,700 housing units while preserving neighborhood character, panelists told Tucker City Council.
A panel convened by the Urban Land Institute Atlanta told the Tucker Mayor and City Council on June 23 that the city can begin addressing a local need for roughly 2,600–2,700 new homes by updating zoning, piloting targeted projects and using public‑private tools.
"This is just a start," Lance Morsell, ULI Atlanta's strategic initiatives lead, said, describing the two‑day technical assistance panel that produced recommendations for housing types, regulatory changes and phasing. Panel members emphasized strategies that increase attainable housing without wholesale disruption of single‑family neighborhoods.
The panel recommended a "gentle density" approach that would allow missing‑middle housing types—townhomes, duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, cottage courts…
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