Lansing just hit a decade-long low in permitting housing. Demand is constant and market analysis suggests we need upward of 1,000 units built per year.
Notably, the City of Lansing does not permit accessory dwelling units, which can ease the housing demands gently without requiring huge changes in nearby infrastructure. Lansing also has a strong preference for either single family units or very large apartment buildings. There are very few so-called "missing middle" units being built. In Lansing, zoning currently prohibits building most kinds of missing middle housing, such as cottage courts (several small units on a single property), rooming and boarding houses, co-ops. It's also unlawful under zoning to have more than 3 non-related people living on the same property in most of Lansing.
Both ADUs and other missing middle housing have been working their way through council since last year. ADUs will likely appear February 12th in front of Development and Planning. Missing middle is stalled in Development and Planning.
To ease rent increases and housing pressure, we should be permitting more, including those missing 2-4 unit buildings.
data: US Census Building Permits Survey, viz: housingdata.app
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