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Posted by Beratungsmarketing@reddit | Dallas | View on Reddit | 5 comments

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SLY0001@reddit

What has to happen is Dallas eliminating zoning restrictions, minimum parking requirements, height restrictions, and other restrictions/regulations. Those are the major causes of every cities housing issue.

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awr54@reddit

Parking yes but not zoning. Zoning is an important tool for proper land use. We need more flexibility sure but the housing crisis isn't due to zoning or height restrictions. It's affordability of quality housing and accessibility to jobs Regulations are extremely important to ensure housing that meets code Again, the problem isn't zoning code per se, but it's actually the politics behind who allows or enforces the code coupled with sky rocketing construction and labor costs

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SLY0001@reddit

Zoning restrictions prevent communities from building their own housing and businesses. It keeps businesses and housing separated, forcing people to have their driver everywhere. It makes it illegal for middle housing from being built into duplex, triplex, quadplex, etc. Also called middle housing. So it keeps housing supply that is desperately in demand out the market. It keeps competition out of the market.

U.S. cities need to adopt Japans city design and zoning. Their zoning allows small businesses along with housing in low dense areas. It allows multiplex buildings to be 2-3 stories high.

Japan has very affordable housing for its citizens due to not having such restrictive zoning that the U.S. has.

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awr54@reddit

Zoning regulates but does not prevent. Zoning can also allow foe the type of integration you're mentioning with rules around form, lot location, pedestrian vs car access... depending on the city Zoning regulations are quite flexible.

The missing middle is a huge issue. And if dallas allowed duplexes to be built by right in single family areas this would be a huge win for affordable housing advocates.

I am not familiar with Japanese Zoning codes but I don't think looking to another cultural condition is necessary. That's a bit of a red herring. Again i can't comment on affordable home ownership in Japan but Japan is super expensive and I doubt any affordability comes strictly from loose Zoning regulations