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Backyard Cottages articles

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  Boise’s New Zoning Code Sparks Surge in Permits for ADUs

  Rules about who can live in them and where they can park were key barriers to backyard cottages.

  Apr 15, 2024
  April 15, 2024

  Daniel Malarkey

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/danielmalarkey/

  
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  Unlock Middle Housing with Parking Reform

  As long as parking is required, smaller, lower-cost homes are still illegal.

  Mar 18, 2024
  March 18, 2024

  Catie Gould

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/catie-gould/

  

  Senior Researcher, Transportation
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  Anchorage Adopts Model ADU Reforms

  Alaska’s largest city just deregulated bonus homes in a big way, a step to right-sizing its housing options to locals’ changing needs.

  Mar 17, 2023
  March 17, 2023

  Jeannette Lee

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/jeannette-lee/

  

  Alaska Research Director
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  West Coast Cottage Reforms Lead to Explosive Rise in Permits

  ADU demand skyrockets in jurisdictions that removed regulatory barriers.

  Dec 2, 2020
  December 2, 2020

  Nisma Gabobe

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/nismagabobe/

  

  Senior Research Associate
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  Washington Takes a Stand for Granny Flats

  For the first time in decades, legislators say yes to state standards for housing abundance.

  Mar 11, 2020
  March 11, 2020

  Margaret Morales

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/margaretmorales/

  
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  Seattle Says Yes to the Best Rules in America for Backyard Cottages

  The zoning changes will welcome more neighbors by allowing three homes on most residential lots.

  Jul 1, 2019
  July 1, 2019

  Dan Bertolet

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/danbertolet/

  

  Senior Director, Housing and Cities
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  The End of Seattle’s Backyard Cottage Marathon

  And the one last tweak that would take it from great to stellar.

  May 28, 2019
  May 28, 2019

  Dan Bertolet

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/danbertolet/

  

  Senior Director, Housing and Cities
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  Listen In: ‘Mind Over Matters’ on Backyard Cottages and Basement Apartments

  Sightline's Margaret Morales discusses how ADUs could help reduce the affordable housing gap as well as its green benefits.

  Sep 4, 2018
  September 4, 2018

  Ed Guzman

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/edguzman/

  
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  How Backyard Cottages Could Help Close the Affordable Housing Gap

  ADU rents run below market rates, potentially providing relief for people with the least amount of housing options.

  Aug 15, 2018
  August 15, 2018

  Margaret Morales

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/margaretmorales/

  
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  Event: Eliminating Barriers to Build Backyard Cottages and Mother-In-Law Housing

  Sightline's Margaret Morales joins other housing experts in Portland to discuss ADUs.

  Oct 25, 2017
  October 25, 2017

  Keiko Budech

  https://www.sightline.org/profile/keikobudech/

  

  Senior Communications Associate
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