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Appendix B: Community Input Summary Everett Housing Action Plan B-22 <br /> <br />Townhouses tend to be a different scale than single family houses – three or four stories <br />ADUs – Accessory Dwelling Units <br />ADUs are great! <br />Owner-occupancy requirement – still effective in Everett? Unclear, should be more flexible <br />Existing housing tends to be more affordable than new housing – incentives should be used to incorporate ADUs <br />into existing houses <br />Encourage ADUs in existing homes – not tear downs with ADU included <br />Low rise apartments on Rucker could fit in. Two or three stories. <br />We have “single family neighborhoods” that have multifamily zoning. It takes a long time for MF housing to go in. <br />MFTE – Multifamily Tax Exemption <br />Up to 12 years no property taxes on the building, but then expires <br />State law <br />Non-profit affordable housing is exempt from property taxes <br /> <br />Breakout Room 2 – Q2 <br />changes to zoning to allow for more apartment, townhomes, need to be zoned so they can be built. Some cities <br />have abolished single family home development in their zoning code <br />Having neighbors with mixed houses some with 3 stories but this is not a popular idea for single family home <br />owners <br />It’s a hard sell to change single family homeowners mind <br />Having examples to show different types of mixed housing. People need to be educated to options. <br />Parking is ample enough. On street parking is available and it seems more people ride bikes. People tend to <br />make it a bigger issue than it actually is. No need to be as worried about it. <br />Parking – is something that should be eliminated for ADUs for example. Look at different parking reforms to <br />consider potential changes in lifestyle <br />Ease on limitations and regulations on 10-12 unit places to increase this type of development <br />Encourage growth along corridors and areas where commute transportation is accessible <br />Senior housing is important. ADU needs to expedite process as - alternate to renting. <br />Conversions to multigenerational is happening a little bit more - allow for more flexibility for this type of <br />conversions