AdvertisementFor decades, the city's restrictive zoning and land-use policies have made missing-middle housing almost impossible to build.
But there aren't many options, particularly for homeownership, between mostly high-end apartments and prohibitively expensive single-family homes.
But he's concerned the law won't do enough to shorten the permitting process for missing-middle housing construction.
The HOME Act will encourage the construction of smaller single-family homes and promote density, making housing — particularly homeownership — more affordable.
Turner just wants the city to "level the playing field" for developers who are willing to build missing-middle housing.
Persons:
—, Scott Turner, Turner, Austin's, Austin, Eliza Relman, that's, he's, Brennan Griffin, Joe Sohm, Brandon Bell, Greg Anderson, Anderson, there's, It's, Nicole Nabulsi Nosek, I've, townhomes
Organizations:
Service, Business, Riverside Homes, Austin, Austin Business, Texas, HOME, Austin Habitat, Humanity, Texans, Reasonable, Democrats
Locations:
Austin, Austin , Texas, Texas, Manor, Georgetown, City Hall