Housing Strategy | ENVISION FRANKLIN 33 more affordable homes. More than 100 codes and ordinances from a variety of communities and cities were evaluated across four categories: accessory dwelling unit (ADU) ordinances, small lot ordinances, cottage court ordinances, and form-based codes (infill and greenfield). For more information: https://uat.nahb.org/- /media/NAHB/advocacy/docs/top-priorities/housingaffordability/nahb-2019-small-homes-research-report.pdf Norfolk, Virginia: Norfolk’s Missing Middle Pattern Book is designed to help property owners and developers add "missing middle" housing to established low-density neighborhoods in the city. The Missing Middle Pattern Book saw its first incorporation into Norfolk’s Zoning Ordinance in 2021. Individual sections address precedents and typologies, design ideas, resilient construction and sustainable design, approved materials and finishes, zoning and character districts, and site plans and parking. The guide provides free architectural plans for one, two, and three-bedroom units that are readily compatible with existing housing. Each of the floorplans consist of modular components that can be shifted around to create side-by-side duplex, triplex, multiplex, or townhouse units with configurations that can fit on different lot sizes. Depending on the size of the project, developers can expect to save around 15-20 percent on the design fees that constitute roughly 10 percent of the overall cost of a project’s construction. Work Program Architects created the guide in collaboration with GARC and Dills Architects. For more information: https://www.norfolk.gov/5332/Missing-Middle-Housing General Guidance Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota: Twin Cities ADU Guidebook for Homeowners is a 2019 guide is designed to help homeowners in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota plan and build accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Individual sections address ADU basics, ADU stories and case studies, and offer an overview of how to build an ADU. For more information: https://www.fhfund.org/wpcontent/uploads/2019/07/FHF_ADU_Guidebk_PrintFriendly_Download.pdf Image Credit: City of Norfolk, Virgina
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