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  "text": "Very good stuff here from Montgomery County’s Planning Board Chair, and its Planning Director.\n\nThe status quo isn’t working, and we exclude all but the most expensive type of home, a detached house, from all but 5% of residential land.\n\nThats not okay",
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        "alt": "Article text reading:\n\nOver 90% of residential land in the county is dedicated to single-family detached housing, compared to just 5% of residential land for multi-family (36% of the housing stock). House-scale products like duplexes, triplexes, and quadplexes, can create modest opportunities for new housing in our single-family dominated neighborhoods. County zoning regulations frequently preclude much-needed alternatives in existing residential areas, like triplexes, small apartment buildings, or townhouses. This lack of housing options puts the county at an economic disadvantage in the region due to losses in prospective workforce talent, and demonstrates our need to provide more and different types of housing across the board.\nThe only path forward is a \"more of everything\" approach that prioritizes building housing that people can afford in locations that offer convenient and reliable access to amenities and jobs. The housing crisis is not getting any better - the status quo isn't working.",
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  "createdAt": "2025-05-23T11:01:36.055Z"
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