Strategy 5: Locate affordable housing in village and town centers to give residents easier access to jobs, 1,2 stores, services, and amenities. Supporting Development of Affordable Housing for Older Adults Do codes facilitate housing types that accommodate older adults? Strategy 6: Allow accessory units in single-family residential areas. 1,2,3 Strategy 7: Allow age-restricted communities, including facilities with varying levels of care. 1,2,3 Strategy 8: Allow elder cohousing development and retrofitting buildings for cohousing. 1,2,3 Do codes require ADA accessibility? Strategy 9: Commercial and residential properties are accessible by wheelchair, which encourages 1,2,3 “visitability.” Strategy 10: Codes identify the concept of universal design in new buildings, calling for features that 1,2,3 allow everyone, regardless of age, ability, or circumstance, to live in or use the building. Allowing a Mix of Housing Types and Lot Sizes Do codes allow a wide range of housing types? Strategy 11: Codes allow townhomes. 1,2 Strategy 12: Codes allow two-family housing units. 1,2,3 Strategy 13: Codes allow multifamily housing in villages and town centers. 1,2,3 Strategy 14: manufactured homes in all zones where residential uses are allowed. 1,2,3 Strategy 15: Allow home-sharing on single-family lots. 1,2,3 Strategy 16: Zoning encourages a mix of housing types and sizes to accommodate households with a wide 1,2,3 range of income levels. Do codes allow varied lot and dwelling unit sizes? Strategy 17: Reduce or eliminate minimum single-family lot sizes. 1,2,3
Strategy 5: Locate affordable housing in village and town centers to give residents easier access to jobs, stores, services, and amenities. 1,2 Supporting Development of Affordable Housing for Older Adults Do codes facilitate housing types that accommodate older adults? Strategy 6: Allow accessory units in single-family residential areas. 1,2,3 Strategy 7: Allow age-restricted communities, including facilities with varying levels of care. 1,2,3 Strategy 8: Allow elder cohousing development and retrofitting buildings for cohousing. 1,2,3 Do codes require ADA accessibility? Strategy 9: Commercial and residential properties are accessible by wheelchair, which encourages “visitability.” 1,2,3 Strategy 10: Codes identify the concept of universal design in new buildings, calling for features that allow everyone, regardless of age, ability, or circumstance, to live in or use the building. 1,2,3 Allowing a Mix of Housing Types and Lot Sizes Do codes allow a wide range of housing types? Strategy 11: Codes allow townhomes. 1,2 Strategy 12: Codes allow two-family housing units. 1,2,3 Strategy 13: Codes allow multifamily housing in villages and town centers. 1,2,3 Strategy 14: manufactured homes in all zones where residential uses are allowed. 1,2,3 Strategy 15: Allow home-sharing on single-family lots. 1,2,3 Strategy 16: Zoning encourages a mix of housing types and sizes to accommodate households with a wide range of income levels. 1,2,3 Do codes allow varied lot and dwelling unit sizes? Strategy 17: Reduce or eliminate minimum single-family lot sizes. 1,2,3
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