Across older U.S. cities, homeowners can own land that looks useful but is blocked by zoning rules written for different neighborhood patterns.
Akron, Ohio, is now considering changes that could make small vacant lots, backyard cottages, duplexes, triplexes, and older residential buildings easier to use for housing.
The proposals would remove minimum lot-size requirements in the city’s legacy zoning code, expand where accessory dwelling units and small multi-unit buildings can be built, and protect some older residential uses that no longer match current zoning rules, according to Signal Akron…