Anchorage is way behind the national curve when it comes to the number of new homes built every year. One proposed ordinance could help to change that by allowing denser housing construction.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A lack of affordable housing has been called one of Anchorage’s most pressing problems. It’s been a focus of the Anchorage Assembly as a whole, and in particular, two members who introduced an ordinance that proposes major changes to the city’s zoning laws.
The proposed ordinance would reduce the city’s residential zoning categories from 15 to two. It would allow people to build more homes on smaller lots. It would also allow multifamily homes in neighborhoods where right now only single-family homes are permitted. But not everyone thinks it’s wise to throw out the city’s zoning laws. Former Assembly member John Weddleton called the plan reckless, saying he didn’t think it would work. Weddleton said changes may be called for but not on the level of the proposal, which he also said lacks crucial details.
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