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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh goodness, you know nothing about Arlington or McLean.  The 1227 N. Utah St. house is in Ballston with a bunch of new houses being built around it.  It was originally a single family home, and was converted to two 2 bedrooms, 1 bath apartments and one 1 bedroom, 1 bath ...

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So you think Chainbridge Forest and the whole strip off Glebe and Old Dominion should be just fine with triplexes or quadraplexes like 1227 N. Utah?  Plop it down on a lot with some extra green around the edges?    I do know alot about North ARL and Mclean.  What's next?  Chesterbrook Woods is in the general area.  Maybe FX County will allow 3-6 unit dwellings on lots there as well in a MM initiative.  There are no new privates on the scope of a SSSA or Potomac.  I haven't seen Bullis -VA plus Flint Hill plus Sidwell-VA East east pop up.  [/quote]

Another poster stated "if MM is a go in ARL, Chainbridge Forest {Mclean and ARL] could get this  type of paveover."    I have no idea what will happen with Missing Middle Housing in Arlington.  I was simply stating that the lots in Chain Bridge Forest would lend themselves to building 3-6 unit buildings.   Whether that will happen in the short or long term in Arlington is anyone's guess.

Fairfax County has done a better job of managing development and has much more land area.  The County is smart enough to leave Chain Bridge Forest, McLean, as it is -- and will encourage renovations.  Any tear down will be replaced by a single family home.

To me the big benefit of Missing Middle Housing is a possible expansion of  Arlington's Accessory Dwelling Unit program.  If we had stayed in Arlington, we may have built an ADU in our basement or yard for parents, but the restriction to 1,000 square feet is small.  If about 1,500 square feet was allowed on two levels, it might have been better.   As prices continue to increase either aging parents can provide some funds to build the ADU or a homeowner can build one, rent it, and defray some of the monthly PITI.  [/quote]

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