In my inner ring suburb, the City Plan Commission recently voted against recommending a variance to build a duplex on a parking lot - surrounded by multifamily buildings - because the density was off by 0.5 units/acre. These people make me feel bad for developers, which is something.
Jonathan Berk 🏠"One of the most expensive commodities in Massachusetts, land, is needed in enormous amounts for every single home that we built... A duplex shouldn't require an act of god or a miracle before the zoning board of appeals to get built." - State Senator @juliancyr.bsky.social