Wuxtry, wuxtry: Affordable housing proposal by “progressive” big-city mayor would ELIMINATE an ordinance

Housing commissioner looks back with regret:

“In our view, it’s long overdue,” Marisa Novara said of the ordinance. “Coach houses never should have been banned in 1957. This is a pretty archaic way of thinking about how we create units for people with a range of incomes across the city.”

She emphasized the ordinance enables ADUs [Additional Dwelling Units] but doesn’t force them on blocks where they aren’t wanted. “Where this makes sense for people, they can make use of it, and where it doesn’t, they won’t. But at least we are allowing that option,” she said.

With that welcome pro-choice option in a zoning decision.

via Affordable housing: Coach houses, ‘granny flats’ part of Mayor Lightfoot’s housing solution – Chicago Sun-Times