The HOME Initiative, for “Housing Opportunities in the Municipality for Everyone,” essentially eliminates single-family zoning in much of Anchorage.
Those who own single-family homes will be now able to convert their residences into a duplex, she said. For local builders, a project to build duplexes in formerly single-family zones may pencil out, where building more expensive houses wouldn’t, she said. To help address that, Assembly members added a requirement for an administrative site plan review for any duplexes proposed in R-10 zoning, a low-density, large-lot area.
“I’m the father of the middle schooler and a high schooler and I’m here tonight because I’m tired of those who don’t care whether our kids will have a place that is affordable to live in Anchorage. I’m tired of them dominating this conversation,” said Jason Norris, a longtime resident.Norris and several other residents said the measure won’t do enough to incentivize housing development and called for the Assembly to legalize tri- and fourplexes throughout residential zones.
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