By Andy Medici | The Business Journals
Supporters of development and zoning reform have won several high-profile victories across the country this year, providing the latest twists in an ongoing housing fight that stretches to every corner of the United States.
Lawmakers in Montana passed a sweeping series of bills to legalize duplexes in all single-family-zoned neighborhoods. The legislation also allows homeowners to build so-called “accessory dwelling units” on any detached house, limits parking mandates to one space per home and shifts development review to earlier in the process.
In Vermont, Gov. Phil Scott signed into law the right to build duplexes anywhere year-round residential development is permitted, with triplexes and four-unit buildings in some areas, along with city zoning reforms.
“We will continue to focus on turning the tide of this housing crisis. More important work lies ahead, but this bill is a great start,” Scott said in a news release at the time.
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