Small 2-4 unit housing on vacant lots
Resident proposes building 2-4 unit housing on small vacant city lots to add housing and tax revenue with less neighborhood opposition.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text.
The resident's idea, as submitted
The idea
My idea is take vacant, smaller lots around the city and put up 2-4 units of housing. The properties generate needed tax revenue, creates more needed housing and there is less NIMBYism because these are small developments.
Who it helps and why
There are empty lots all over the city that can be repurposed for housing for EVERYONE. Vacant lots are now generating needed tax revenue that benefits EVERYONE.
Details
- Cycle
- 2025–26
- Submitted
- July 9, 2025
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Other
- How it was submitted
- Individual submission
- Submission language
- English
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