San Diego Union-Tribune

Neighborhood groups hate San Diego’s bonus ADU program. Here’s how they want to fix it.

Neighborhood leaders across San Diego are lobbying city officials to make a sweeping rollback of a controversial incentive for backyard apartments that many have argued damages community character.
KVUE

Austin's skyscraper vision reshaped amid new state law challenges

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin leaders want to fill downtown with more skyscrapers and were hoping to get it done under the downtown Density Bonus Program. But a new state law is forcing them to change plans.
Yahoo

With new affordable housing overlay, Savannah tries to tackle affordability crunch

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The city of Savannah recently passed and Affordable Housing Overlay District, which approves where a new density bonus for ...
Times of San Diego

Opinion: Don’t let the city kill a successful ADU program building affordable homes

An ADU complex in the Golden Hill. (File photo by Adriana Heldiz/CalMatters The City Council is about to gut a housing program in San Diego that works. The irony is this is not because of budget ...
The Business Journals

Where are the DB90 properties in Austin?

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The Density Bonus 90, or DB90 ...
The Business Journals

Lurie unveils a new San Francisco-specific alternative to state density-bonus law

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie ...
The Real Deal

Austin screws with height caps after state wipes out density rules

Austin planners are scrambling to recalibrate downtown development rules after a new state law stripped cities of their power to regulate density. Before the law, Austin used FAR caps to control size ...
KVUE

Austin moves to reshape affordable housing under DB90 program

AUSTIN, Texas — Members of the Austin City Council have taken a step to overhaul a program meant to address affordable housing. On Thursday, city leaders approved a resolution to give the city room to ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Opinion: Bonus programs delivering needed housing for San Diego

Everyone now agrees that we need more homes. The public has caught up to where economists have been for decades — high prices are driven by a shortage of homes. It’s a matter of supply and demand.
Delta Optimist

Surrey planning ACCs for new housing developments

To maintain continuity of amenity funding, Surrey must adopt ACC bylaws prior to June 30, 2026 and complete the transition ...
Savannah Morning News

With new affordable housing overlay, Savannah tries to tackle affordability crunch

Savannah City Council approved a new Affordable Housing Overlay District to address the city's housing shortage. The overlay allows increased density on smaller lots if half of the new units are ...