Circuit judge strikes down Arlington’s ‘missing middle’ housing plan – msn/WaPost
“‘This decision represents a textbook example of why we have the housing crisis we do,’ said Goff, a pastor at Arlington Presbyterian Church. ‘It is a shame that a few wealthy and well-connected owners of single-family detached homes can derail a democratic process that was years in the making.’
“The Arlington County Board’s unanimous vote last year on “Expanded Housing Options” (EHO) made it easier to build residential buildings with up to four — and, in most cases, six — apartments in areas that had for decades been set aside for one house with a yard on each lot. The plan made Arlington the first locality in the D.C. region — and much of the East Coast — to loosen its zoning rules for more of this missing middle housing, a contested idea that has nonetheless been adopted by at least 20 localities and five states.”
AEI testimony to Congress on increasing housing supply: