The 100 Percent Rule: A Year of Preschool for 800 Kids
In my last post about the importance of the 100 percent rule staying in small-lot legislation I talked about the impact of creating 250 new homes, including jobs and tax revenue. Councilmember Tim Burgess has suggested that this number of homes is not “meaningful.” But based on methodology developed by the National Association of Home […]
Burgess: New Housing Not Meaningful?
We’re getting close. Small-lot legislation passed out of the Planning, Land Use, and Sustainability (PLUS) Committee on Tuesday, May 6. Now the legislation has to be approved by the full Council on Monday, May 19th. But Tim Burgess is persisting with this intention to amend the 100 percent rule out of the legislation at the […]
Small-Lot Compromise Passes PLUS Test, but What About Burgess?
Today the Planning Land Use and Sustainability (PLUS) Committee took the next to last step in finalizing small-lot legislation. It’s been almost two years now since the City Council passed legislation shutting down development on historic lots, promising to create legislation that would clarify existing code so that infill development in single-family neighborhoods could continue. […]
