https://virginiamercury.com/briefs/state-bill-aims-to-designate-local-zoning-districts-for-homes-on-small-lots/ this is another bill I wasn’t watching, allowing smaller lots based on the Henrico model I’ve posted about before. #VALeg #zoning #housing #MinimumLotSizes #shortage
State bill aims to designate local zoning districts for homes on small lots • Virginia Mercury

The idea is to encourage more housing density while still allowing single-family homes in neighborhoods, and is among a flurry of housing bills that have been advancing in this year’s legislative session. 

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https://www.stlpr.org/economy-business/2025-07-11/st-louis-aldermen-vote-to-make-housing-in-city-easier-to-build “One of the problems is, if we’re saying that you can’t build there, then of course there’s not going to be building there” #zoning #housing #StLouis #shortage #MinimumLotSizes
St. Louis aldermen vote to make housing in city easier to build

The legislation reduces the lot sizes required to build single-family and some two-family buildings and eases occupancy limits to make intergenerational living easier.

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