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<br />PORTLAND
<br />jurisdictions with the highest median home price:
<br />Happy Valley ($306,600)
<br />. Lake Oswego ($296,200)
<br />~ Durham ($248,300)
<br />. West Linn ($246,,00)
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<br />jurisdictions with the lowest percentage af units that are multifamily:
<br />.. Happy Valley and River Grove (0%)
<br />. Johnson City and Maywood Park (2%)
<br />. Comelius and Sherwood (1.7%)
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<br />jurisdictians with the lowest average zoned density (zoned units/
<br />residential acre):
<br />~ Durham (1.0,)
<br />+ Ma\lWood Park (1.21)
<br />~ King City (1.22)
<br />. Tualatin (1.29) .
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<br />jurisdictions with the lowest percentage of residential acres zoned for
<br />high-density use:
<br />~ Happy Valley (0%)
<br />.. Maywood Park and Rivergrove (1%)
<br />. Durham (9%)
<br />. West Linn (10%)
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<br />SACRJI.MENTO
<br />jurisdictions with the highest median home price:
<br />.. Davis ($238,,00)
<br />.. Folsom ($228,700)
<br />.. Aubum ($214,900)
<br />.. Rockiin ($213,100)
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<br />jurisdictions with the lowest percentage of unrJ.5 that are multifamily:
<br />.. Loomis (3"10)
<br />.. Elk Grove (s"1o)
<br />Galt (110/0)
<br />~ Live Oak and Winters (13%)
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<br />jurisdictions with the lowest average zoned density (zoned units/
<br />residential acre):
<br />.. Colia>< (0.9,)
<br />.. Loomis (1..80)
<br />. Placerville 13.41)
<br />Lincoln G.62)
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<br />jurisdictions with the lowest percentage of residential acres zOrJed far
<br />high-density use:
<br />... Colfax, Wheatland, and Loomis (0%)
<br />~ Elk Grove (4"10)
<br />.. Live Oak (6%)
<br />.. Rocklin (8%)
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<br />WASHINGTON, D.C.
<br />jurisdictions with the highest median home price:
<br />.. Falls Church, VA ($277,100)
<br />.. Ariington County, VA ($262,400)
<br />Alexandric, VA ($252,800)
<br />.. Montgomery County, MD ($251,861)
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<br />jurisdictions with the lowest percentage of units thot are multifamily:
<br />.. Loudon County, VA (17%)
<br />.. Anne Arundel County, MD (1.7"10)
<br />.. Howard County, MD (25%)
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<br />jurisdictions with the lowest average zoned densUy (zoned units/
<br />residential acre):
<br />.. Howard County, MD G.ll)
<br />.. FairroX County, VA G.30)
<br />.. Loudoun County, VA G.,6)
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<br />jurisdictions with the lowest percentage af residential acres zoned for
<br />high-density use:
<br />... Howard County, MD (1%)
<br />.. Loudoun County, VA 01%)
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<br />Communities with little or no land zoned for high-density and multifamily housing tend to
<br />have the highest housing prices. The qualitative analysis revealed that some of the com-
<br />munities with tow densities and high prices appear to have land-use policies that impede
<br />the development of multifamily housing. If multifamily housing is allowed at all, it is only
<br />through a discretionary permitting procedure, such as 2 conditional use permit, and not
<br />as of right through pre-development zoning of land for multifamily uses.
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<br />Miami-Dade County, Florida
<br />Overall, zoning in the Miami-Dade study area is less ofa barrierto high-density, mul-
<br />tifamily housing than in the other study areas considered in this research. For the
<br />entire study area the high-density share of zoned housing units, the share of land
<br />zoned for high-density residences, and the aggregate zoned density are the highest
<br />of all the study areas. But within the study area, zoning patterns and housing prices
<br />vary extensively. Jurisdictions along the beach-Miami Beach, Bal Harbour, Indian
<br />Creek, and Golden Beach-have some of the highest prices in the region, but not the
<br />highest zoned densities. Further, Coral Gables and Pinecrest, located on the south-
<br />ern edge of the City of Miami, have very high housing prices and very low zoned den-
<br />sities. The case study analyses suggest this is not unintentional. In the past, the
<br />demand for higher density housing in this part of the metropolitan area may have
<br />been weak. Now, however, it seems quite likely that zoning limits the construction of
<br />high-density housing in these jurisdictions.
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<br />Overall, zoning in the Miami-Dade study area is less of a barrier to high-density,
<br />multifamily housing than in the other study areas considered in this research. For the
<br />entire study area, the high-density share of zoned housing units, the share of land
<br />zoned for high-density residences, and the aggregate zoned density are the highest
<br />of all the study areas. From a metropolitan perspective, densities are high where
<br />prices are high. The Miami-Dade region thus offers evidence that at the metropolitan
<br />scale zoning often follows the market, and that high zoned or actual densities are no
<br />certain prescription for housing affordability.
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<br />Minneapolis-St. Paul .
<br />Housing in the Minneapolis-St. Paul study area is relatively inexpensive and is
<br />developed at low densities. Although zoned densities and multifamily constrLIction
<br />rates are low, there is limited evidence from this study area that zoning represents a
<br />significant barrier to multifamily development. Data limitations might partially
<br />explain this finding; zoning data for the entire metropolitan area were not available.
<br />Total planned residential density varies from 1.22 units per acres in Andover to
<br />11.85 units per acre in St. Paul. The cities with the highest median housing values
<br />also have am"ong the lowest percentages of multifamily units. Two exceptions are
<br />Edina and St. Paul. Both of these communities have relatively high-density and high
<br />median home prices.
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<br />ZONINGPRACTlCE 7.07
<br />AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION I page 6
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