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Lafayette staff propose limited 'missing middle' housing and explore inclusionary zoning with opt‑out fee option
Summary
Staff presented a draft that would allow duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes and townhomes only on corner lots and collector streets, and said the city is exploring an inclusionary zoning program with a possible fee‑in‑lieu opt‑out that would fund a city affordable housing construction account.
City planning staff described two related housing changes in the draft Land Use Code: allowing select "missing middle" housing types in targeted locations, and exploring an inclusionary zoning program to add income‑restricted units.
"Missing middle housing" was defined by the presenter (Speaker 1) as housing types between single‑family detached homes and larger multiunit buildings — specifically duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhomes and courtyard housing. The presenter said the draft would allow those housing types but limit them to corner lots and collector streets to concentrate change where the city…
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