Posts tagged Zoning Update
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Events: Stand up for a protected bikeway on 17th Street NW
Advocate for a protected bikeway on 17th Street NW, speak up about Prince George's County zoning rewrite, attend the public hearing about Montgomery County's Bike Master Plan, learn to build compost bins, or take a ride on the Met Branch Trail. Keep reading…
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Events: Want to make your DC neighborhood greater? Come to our ANC training!
GGWash is hosting a second ANC workshop on Monday, July 9 to educate and equip interested neighbors who think they might want to run for commissioner. Keep reading…
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Events: Come to the GGWash happy hour in Arlington this Wednesday!
It’s time for the next Greater Greater Washington happy hour! Join fellow readers, contributors, and volunteers Wednesday, June 27 from 6 to 8 pm at Heavy Seas Alehouse in Rosslyn, where you can also check out Arlington’s first parklet. Keep reading…
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Accessory apartments can improve housing affordability in DC — here’s how
Perhaps you’ve heard about Accessory Apartments (also commonly known as Accessory Dwelling Units, or ADUs) being allowed in DC, but did you know they can help our affordable housing crunch? We’ll break down what these apartments — which can be made from English basements, attics, carriage houses, and more — can do. Keep reading…
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Now’s the time to show up for accessory apartments in Prince George’s
Right now, it's largely impossible to legally convert basements, garages, attics, and the like into housing units in Prince George's. However, the county is currently developing a Comprehensive Housing Strategy that will outline what housing should look like in the coming years, and there's an opportunity to legalize these types of homes. Keep reading…
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DC’s Zoning Commission might downzone much of the city by redefining cellars
Text amendments to the zoning code do not usually make headlines, but this change could have a huge impact. DC’s Zoning Commission may take a technical proposal about how to measure space and effectively downzone neighborhoods across the District by 25 percent. Keep reading…
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Prince George’s County wants you to know what’s coming to the neighborhood
To some Prince George's residents, it can seem like decisions that affect the neighborhood are made in a black box. A new provision in the county's ongoing zoning update could help address this. Keep reading…
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Events: GGWash happy hour, DC’s local journalism, and MARC train changes
GGWash and local elected officials will be in Prince George's discussing the county's zoning rewrite, and there's a forum on the future of local journalism in DC and a meeting about MARC train changes in Montgomery County. Keep reading…
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DC wants to change how we measure cellars and basements. Here’s why that matters.
The DC Office of Planning wants to change three main things: how “cellar” and “basement” spaces are measured, what kind of ground counts for measuring height, and the definition of a “habitable room.” Here's why those few tweaks really matter. Keep reading…
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Zoning laws are frequently abused. Here’s what they’re supposed to do.
Unfortunately, since zoning is ubiquitous throughout the development process, elected officials often try to use zoning legislation to coax developers in a different direction and to address community complaints — regardless of whether it's really the best mechanism to do so. Keep reading…