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Accessory dwellings? Not quite in Lafayette backyards
A silver bullet for housing crunches in other cities, accessory dwelling units aren’t catching on in Lafayette, despite local laws that allow them.
A silver bullet for housing crunches in other cities, accessory dwelling units aren’t catching on in Lafayette, despite local laws that allow them.
Developers and residents alike say Lafayette’s codes let down both groups by causing heartburn for residents and giving false hope to builders.
For decades, Lafayette has grown into flood prone areas, but that has come with a hidden risk.
No one was asking for a new city courthouse. That means we’re paying a high public premium to subsidize a private development.
Cities around the country have blazed new trails with solutions to their housing problems that Lafayette can learn from. But its own citizens have answers too.
The push to adopt new rules for short-term rentals has some Lafayette neighborhoods concerned about the fallout of a plan that threatens to shift the operations to lower-income parts of the city.
Recent data suggest growth in Lafayette Parish is primarily driven by residents leaving surrounding parishes, not net migration. That’s not sustainable.
Tightening commercial and residential development could upend Lafayette’s economy and, in turn, crimp funding for local government.
Architect Stephen Ortego proposes variations on the I-49 Connector plan that he argues are more city-friendly — and cheaper, too.
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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