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Being part of YIMBY Action is one of the most rewarding, and also fun things that I have done in recent years. It feels like a really good cause, and is startin
by davidw 4y ago
Being part of YIMBY Action is one of the most rewarding, and also fun things that I have done in recent years. It feels like a really good cause, and is starting to get some wins. For instance here in Oregon, we got HB2001, which legalizes up to 4-plexes by right in all our larger cities.
- kitten_mittens_ 4y agoWhat counts as a city in Oregon? If you have a municipality X of 10K people next separated from Portland by another municipality, is it exempted from 4-plexes by right? My hometown in western ID is 25K people including the surrounding county. The parts of town that were built along the railroad are 5 stories tall in a few spots. But everything since then has been 95% zoned for single family homes.
- davidw 4y agoThe details are all here. Smaller cities have to allow duplexes by right. https://www.oregon.gov/lcd/UP/Pages/Housing-Choices.aspx https://www.oregon.gov/lcd/UP/Pages/Housing-Choices.aspx
- kitten_mittens_ 4y ago> Additionally, by June 30, 2022, Oregon's large cities (with population over 25,000) and cities in the Portland Metro region, must allow duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, cottage clusters, and townhouses in residential areas. Including the Portland Metro region seems sensible. In the Boston metro, municipalities have too much power. https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/zoning-variances-are-out-of-control-in-boston/ https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/zoning-variances-ar...
- throwayyy479087 4y agoAgreed. The NIMBYs were also an absolutely hilarious opponent. I’ve been told that shadows on a park would cause diabetes and covid.