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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unfortunately, she did not veto any of the biker bro density bills. You can kiss your peaceful quiet neighborhoods goodbye. Almost every property owned by a church is now open season for high density apartment towers. Another law will eliminate single family zoning in many neighborhoods and require a minimum lot size of 3,000 sq ft with duplexes, which is a density of 29 units per acre. [/quote]

This also stacks with the bill requiring ADUs by right in all residential areas, so technically you could build a fourplex two duplexes each with a separate ADU on a 3000 sq ft lot at. Density of 58 units per acre is now required for what used to be a single family neighborhood. [/quote]

Lot coverage requirements still apply, brainiac.

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They no longer apply to the single family zoning category sacrificed under the bill. Minimum width for lots under this bill is capped at 30 ft. The bill practically require zero lot line setbacks.[/quote]

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Those are just for small lot residential zoning districts, not all zoning.

They are trying to promote density near transit districts. That's great to reduce traffic, pollution, and energy consumption. 
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If they wanted density near transit, then maybe they shouldn’t have been data centers near a bunch of silver line metro stops. The truth is that only certain people want to live in shoeboxes near metro stations, and [b]we already have enough apartments for all of them[/b]. Most of the density push is from people who want to give free housing to moochers who will drain county services. [/quote]

False. There are limited housing options for families near metro stations.

"Moochers"? WTF is wrong with you? 
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*families* don't want to live in apartments in DC metro area.  They want SFHs and THs.  These sit on land, which is limited especially land around transit hubs, jobs centers (or convenient commute to more job hubs), areas of low crime and good schools.  It's what most "families" want.  Not 2 bedroom condos, which they can afford today in many areas of DC, near transit and amenities.  It's not Manhattan where family living in apartments is normalized, and people have the expectation that it's the only way to live (given townhomes are in many millions).[/quote]

Exactly. Families don’t want existing 1-2 BR apts, which is why having more options (THs, duplexes, etc) near transit areas is beneficial. 
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This law doesn't no link zoning requirements to transit proximity in any way. They are requiring localities to change existing single family zoning rules, when most of these zoning categories are not near public transit. [/quote]

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