YIMBY News for 11/19

[Eric Budd]

Housing Emergency? Clyde Hill Shuts the Door to Most Middle Housing

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 51.11. affordable, affordable housing, apartment, construction, development, growth, height limit, house, housing, housing cost, housing stock, income, planning commission, project, public hearing, rent, single family, single-family, urban, zoning

Across Puget Sound, housing affordability is often described as an emergency, as the rate of homelessness continues to climb and the housing shortage continues to intensify. But last week in Clyde Hill, the 3,000-resident enclave tucked in between Bellevue and Medina, the emergency was very different: policymakers worried too much housing is on deck and some potential new homes that could be too large. By a 4-0 vote, the Clyde Hill City Council adopted an interim zoning control that immediately adjusted the city’s definition of “cottage housing,” adding a 1,500-square-foot size limit that hadn

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‘Structural Change’ About to Make New Housing More Expensive in Seattle

The Urbanist

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KEYWORD SCORE: 32.89. apartment, construction, density, development, downtown, growth, homeowner, housing, lower-density, project, rent, urban, zone

Permit fees at the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) are set to go up next year, in a move that department officials are calling a direct response to a “structural change” in building activity in the city. The fee hike, which adds an 18% increase on top of a 6.5% adjustment for inflation, was adopted yesterday by the Seattle City Council’s budget committee. It comes at a time when the number of new homes entering the development pipeline remains low compared to historical levels. The fee adjustments are intended to stave off significant budget cuts at the department and

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Community-backed North Boulder Complex purchase moves forward

Daily Camera Boulder News

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KEYWORD SCORE: 27.19. affordable, affordable housing, downtown, housing, housing stock, parking, parking lot, rent, zoning

The Boulder County commissioners voted 2-1 on Tuesday to move forward with a senior housing North Broadway campus purchase proposal that was developed in conjunction with the community with a goal of preserving Iris Fields. Commissioner Claire Levy said one of her goals was keeping the fields intact, but not under county ownership. ​”I know it was hard for the community to know this really important piece of property in Boulder is going to change hands and is going to have a different use. … We need to do right by county taxpayers and the public trust, but we also need to make a decision that

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One of the world’s most influential philanthropies is changing its name. Here’s why it matters.

Vox - Policy

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KEYWORD SCORE: 26.72. development, growth, house, housing, income, rent, yimby

[image: A conference speaker in a navy button-down gestures beside a lectern with two microphones, addressing a seated audience.] Over the past decade, Open Philanthropy has been the rare philanthropic shop with both the resources and the rigor to make a dent in some of the world’s biggest problems. Working closely with Good Ventures — the foundation built by Facebook and Asana co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and his wife Cari Tuna — Open Philanthropy has directed more than $4 billion since 2014 across a wide portfolio, from global health to housing to frontier science. Its money has backed philan

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If We Actually Want To Make America Healthy, We Can Start With Our Homes

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 26.48. affordable, construction, development, house, housing, income, project, rent, supply, urban

(Photo by Getty Images / Unsplash) This summer, my partner and I experienced two milestones: We had our first baby, and we bought our first house. We put in our offer the night before she was born, and it was accepted the day after, so it’s unsurprising that the two became deeply intertwined for us. Before we even closed on the house, we invested substantial time, energy and money into making it as safe and healthy for a newborn child as we could afford. And we learned some sobering lessons. While American government officials use unproven scientific claims to warn against vaccines and Tylenol

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Boulder County awards initial round of climate equity grants

Daily Camera Boulder News

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KEYWORD SCORE: 22.14. affordable, affordable housing, house, housing, income, project, rent

Boulder County recently awarded about $2 million to 15 organizations through its new Climate Equity Fund to projects that include clean energy improvements at mobile home parks, a climate class for immigrant students and a community garden in Nederland. The fund, which was set up to continue through at least 2030, was started with $3 million, with $1 million each coming from the county’s general fund, the Sustainability Sales Tax and the Gross Reservoir Settlement Fund. But after the county commissioners formally approved the award amounts at a meeting last week, at least one group that didn’t

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Building Power Through Collective Ownership in Philly

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 20.69. affordable, gentrification, housing, income, project, real estate, rent

[image: Next City Podcast] The building housing Sherry's Restaurant, in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood, was acquired by KCT. (Photo by Melissa Simpson) Two Philadelphia organizations are ensuring that the property in their neighborhoods remains in the hands of the community, not developers. Along the way, they’re building community power. In this episode, recorded during the Next City Vanguard Conference, we meet the leaders of two models for collective ownership that keep homes and storefronts affordable, while standing up to the speculative real estate market. Adriana Abizadeh, Execu

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