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legalpretzel t1_j3twdeq wrote

Reply to comment by moisheah in Proposed zoning change would allow 'in-law' rentals to help housing crisis, homeowners by moisheah

I hate Russell for various reasons, but this is a good change that could have a positive impact in the city. IF, and only if, it is well monitored to avoid a bunch of fire-trap shoddy ADUs being tacked on. There are already a lot of houses in the city that have been poorly reno’d by DIY homeowners or crappy flippers. We don’t need people trying to rent out ADU shacks.

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NativeSon508 t1_j3wt1et wrote

I doubt this gets the ok but then again it’s another reason for the city to boost your property value and rake in even more taxes that they’ll piss into the wind

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Educational-List8475 t1_j3x0456 wrote

I think this is a fair point. With how much my assessed property value increased recently (which raised my taxes like 25%), I think the city officials would use ADU’s as an excuse to increase assessed values or even the tax rate. But we do need more places for people to live

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NativeSon508 t1_j3xgq7e wrote

Here’s a crazy idea, maybe we don’t need more places to live in the city. Maybe more people need to look outside of the city. At some point we’re gonna be leveling parks and wooded areas to build more housing. When is enough enough?

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