Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Limits on rentals with or without absentee landlords

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> On Jul 7, 2023, at 10:50 AM, Joyce Cheney <jcheneyjc [at] gmail.com> wrote:
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> Added units can also affect requirements for parking and separate insurance. 
> Jc

How successful have people been lately in getting exceptions to zoning 
requirements AFTER move in?

It would seem that if you can demonstrate, for example, that you have fewer 
cars than “normal”, could you get parking requirements lowered? Before move-in, 
we were able to add compact car spaces and delete full-sized car spaces by 
showing that a large majority of residents had compact cars. That allowed us to 
have enough parking so we had one spot for each unit. I would think this might 
work after move-in as well.

If you read the Strong Towns website, you will see that parking requirements 
are falling, not sure how quickly but they are being discussed as unused space 
that is costly because it reduces the amount of property available for 
tax-paying enterprises.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org