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Council debates 'cottage home' bill as affordable‑housing tool; members seek zoning and affordability clarifications
Summary
A bill to allow cottage‑home developments (tiny/cottage homes) advanced as an affordable‑housing tool drew discussion on income limits, price setting, parking, zoning (R1/R2 vs. transit corridors), and administrative monitoring; sponsors said amendments and design standards will be considered.
Councilmembers and administration spent more than an hour discussing a bill to permit cottage‑home developments as an additional tool for affordable homeownership.
Sponsor Councilmember Smith said the bill aims to add a 'tool in the toolbox' for affordable housing by allowing smaller cottage‑type homes and requiring restrictive covenants and monitoring similar to MPDU programs. "This is just an effort to get this type of tool in the tool belt," Smith said.
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