4Plex As a Right

Question: Do you support the Federal initiative to change bylaws and allow for four-plex as right, removing zoning to allow construction anywhere in the city without many restrictions on the footprint?

Answer: Why is this necessary when there's so much vacant land already available that should be prioritized for development? Every area marked on this local map has sat empty for over two years—and these represent less than 5% of the city's current footprint. I don’t see why some of these can’t be used for modular housing, even up to 8-plexes in a few cases. Yet the city’s pushing to squeeze 4-plexes into people’s backyards instead? These lots already have the infrastructure to support development—several are zoned residential, and at least one has been listed for sale for over two years. It starts with a tiny home, then a 4-plex, then an 8-plex. When you remove existing bylaws that preserve low density you create the possibility for high density on top of an infrastructure that can not support it.