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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]EXCLUSIVE single family zoning. Everywhere where it is currently allowed to build single family housing, it will still be allowed to build single family housing.[/quote]

It just won’t be commercially viable unless you can get more than $2 million for it. [/quote]

Ok, so for new buildings, there will be (for example) two units on the piece of land instead of one? That seems like a win. More housing units for people to live in.[/quote]

Duplexes don’t pencil. It’s a waste of time to talk about duplexes. [b]They’ll need to build triples or quads to make it work.[/b] It’s great except for people who want to buy a townhouse or detached SFH. You know, the people who planning says we need to keep in the county by having cheaper housing. Most of them aren’t leaving for apartments. [/quote]

Sounds good.[/quote]
I live in a neighborhood that would be upzoned (by the way! Not everywhere! Just within a mile of transit, yes?). I am very in support of this. We have some duplexes and triplexes grandfathered in already and…the world hasn’t ended. We even have some low rise apartment buildings that date from before…across the street from my house. Again, the world has not ended. We have more neighbors on our street, it’s vibrant, and good people can live here. Walking distance to the elementary and middle schools - some restaurants scattered around - it is a diverse neighborhood, a great place to live. I’m here to report that the world doesn’t end when there are duplexes, triplexes, townhomes or even apartments in amongst detached houses. [/quote]

Do let us know where the people in duplexes and triplexes are going to park in your neighborhood (in mine, I can barely get a parking space  on the street, even in a neighborhood with single-family homes) or how your local school is going to accommodate the increased population of kids--because my kids are at MCPS and I can tell you that a class with 27 kids in lower elementary school, and 34 kids in middle school does not result in an optimal educational environment.[/quote]

Great point. It’s time we start permit parking (2 passes per residence) and school vouchers as well (2 vouchers per residence). Tell me how this works out for the multiple families with 3 and 4 kids in our CC neighborhood.

I’d rather have a retired couple in a townhome with a garage than a neighbor with 6 cars when their teens start driving. Not to mention the bikes and scooters currently cluttering their yard. [/quote]

You should move to a townhome in an area zoned for townhomes.  See how easy that was?[/quote]

And you should move to a rural area if you only want SFHs around you.[/quote]

DP. [b]Why should I have to move if I don’t want an apartment building built right next to my modest cape cod? [/b]The one I bought when this absurd proposal wasn’t developed and before developers started manipulating the county leadership to undermine the integrity and quality of life of middle class / working class neighborhoods like mine so they could make $$$$ with the faux promise of “affordable” housing.

It’s also the epitome of privilege to tell people “just move”, btw. So obnoxious.[/quote]

Because you don't want to live next to a property where the owner might build an apartment building? I mean, I wouldn't move, under those circumstances, but it's up to you. I also don't understand how a duplex or small apartment building would undermine the integrity and quality of life of middle class/working class neighborhoods. Would the neighborhood no longer be a neighborhood? Or no longer be a middle class/working class neighborhood? Or? What does "the integrity of middle class/working class neighborhoods" mean?[/quote]

Because, renters overwhelmingly don't give a sh!t about the properties they live in.  Landlords of these multiplex units will spend the least amount of money possible to take care of the lawns and for building maintenance since they will be entirely motivated to have as large a profit margin as possible.  Just wait until you see how many cars one of these units will bring to a single block. Now you'll have 25 cars constantly parked on the street 24/7 365.  There will be people who won't move their cars for weeks/months.  They will also generate huge amounts of trash, much moreso than a SFH. Wait until they attract ll sorts of pests.   Also, hardly anyone ever talks to transient renters.  They ruin neighborhoods because they come and go as rents rise or they lease out and want a new spot.  You end up not knowing who anyone ever is in a rental unit. It completely kills the entire vibe of a community and knowing your neighbors. [/quote]

This has happened in our MoCo neighborhood as a result of multiple illegal boarding house type rentals.  The landlord certainly doesn't care and there is trash everywhere.  There is supposed to be a 5 bag limit to trash (?) in MoCo, I think?  There is way more than that being put out weekly because there are at least 10 people living in some of these houses.

It's not just the cars, it's these huge work vans.  Multiple ones parked all along our street because there is no way they can fit them in front of the one SFH.  It makes it hard for the trash truck and the school buses to go down the street.

The landlord simply wants to rent rooms to as many people as possible.  We know him and he actually lives in another part of the county and doesn't care at all what happens to our neighborhood.  Just trying to maximize profits.  [/quote]

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