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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm late to the game paying attention to this Missing Middle proposal - how are things looking they'll shape up at this point?

We have a string of 15,000sf lots nearby (funny how 15,000sf sounds so much bigger than 1/3 acre) and I can't imagine a builder throwing up a poorly built 8-plex, adding 10+ cars to the street parking, and calling it a day.

I buy the argument you can increase density without ruining neighborhoods by allowing by-right duplex, and maybe even triplex, construction but allowing 6+ unit housing in any neighborhood? That seems extreme.[/quote]

It's not extreme, it's necessary.  Under the plan, each unit would be allowed a half a car. So an 8-plex would only add 4 cars to street parking and some of the parking could be on site.   Don't tell me neighborhood, but tell me the Arlington zip code where you "have a string of 15,000 sf lots."  If you do, you are sitting on a big increase in the value of your property.  15,000 sf lots in Arlington are rare -- [/quote]

I don't agree that Arlington County has to be all things to all people. The DC metro area is 6M+ people now - more affordable options exist out there. If you want to increase housing supply, fine, but this plan doesn't seem to even consider issues around school crowing or transportation infrastructure beyond "only 9 new students a year" (lol) or "reducing parking requirements has lots of benefits".

22201 - but I don't have a 15,000sf lot, just a view of the future 8-plexes.

Where does it say under the plan each unit would be allowed half a car? I'm not saying it isn't there - I just didn't see it. I don't see how you can built an 8-plex with 2BR units and expect 4 cars for 16 people. We don't even have parking permits south of Pershing.[/quote]

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