Housing

The HOUSING category covers a wide variety of topics including density, “Affordability” (according to governmental guidelines), “affordability” (according to typical market rate housing prices in the region), causes affecting housing prices, unit sizes, young singles and senior empty-nester markets, effects of “tear downs” on neighborhoods, historic status protection for homes, regulations affecting housing approvals, etc.

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New Zoning Articles Preserve Arlington’s Culture

A large part of the debate about the proposed Zoning issues in Arlington revolves around a perspective of Arlington’s culture and how best to maintain it. Can we freeze in time the small, less expensive homes in our R1 & R2 districts? Can we continue to provide low cost rental housing to people in the R4 to R7 districts, housing that is now quite old and is below market rent because it has not been adequately maintained? Or can we reach a consensus about what we most value in Arlington’s culture and set a path to ensuring its preservation for the future? Continue reading

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