Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)

Citation: Town of Arlington, Fair Housing Action Plan (July 2021)
Jurisdiction: Arlington (municipal)
Source: Official source
Original Source: https://www.arlingtonma.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/57214/637641171662530000 ↗

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Development Trends
Recent development in Arlington has created proportionally more units in multifamily buildings that are subject to
both the Americans with Disabilities Act and Arlington’s Inclusionary Zoning Bylaw. These trends are encouraging
from a fair housing perspective, inasmuch as they can increase overall housing supply, decrease land costs per
unit, increase the number of accessible units, and increase the number of deed-restricted affordable housing
units. However, new multifamily development tends to produce more smaller (one- to two-bedroom) units, which
fail to relieve competition for larger units in Arlington, where large housing is largely occupied by families rather
than roommate households.
Assessment: While new multifamily housing in town creates additional options for some protected classes, they do
not typically create larger, family-sized units.