Zoning Reform in Billings

By Tanner Avery

04/21/2022

"While there is no silver bullet to solving the housing crisis, zoning reform represents low hanging fruit cities can tackle relatively quickly to help address rising housing costs, all without having to spend taxpayer dollars."

TAGS: Billings, exclusionary zoning, zoning

Montana Zoning Atlas Roundup

By Tanner Avery

03/17/2022

"Our leaders can adopt pro-housing reforms that give landowners the freedom to build new homes where they are needed most."

TAGS: affordable housing, exclusionary zoning, housing, zoning

MTLeg Viewpoint: Affordable Housing: Cut the Red Tape, But Don’t Stop There

By Rep. Kim Abbott, Sen. Jill Cohenour

03/15/2022

"We are facing the question of whether Montana will continue to be a place where working and middle class folks can afford to build a future for themselves and their families."

TAGS: affordable housing, exclusionary zoning, housing, Legislative Viewpoints, zoning

MTLeg Viewpoint: Regulations Stand In The Way Of Attainable Housing

By Rep. Casey Knudsen, Rep. Caleb Hinkle, Rep. Katie Zolnikov, Rep. Braxton Mitchell, Rep. Mallerie Stromswold

03/15/2022

"We can’t wait for solutions and hope the problem goes away. If young people can’t afford to live and raise a family here, the future of Montana is at stake."

TAGS: affordable housing, exclusionary zoning, housing, Legislative Viewpoints, zoning

Montana Cities Need Pro-Housing Reforms

By Kendall Cotton

03/14/2022

Together, Exclusionary Single-Family Zoning and Minimum Lot Areas effectively serve as invisible billboards at the gates of growing Montana neighborhoods which read: “low and middle income residents are not welcome here".

TAGS: affordable housing, housing, zoning

Pro-Housing Reforms

By Tanner Avery

03/11/2022

"Of the cities examined, 70% of primary residential areas either outright prohibit or penalize affordable multi-family housing development."

TAGS: affordable housing, exclusionary zoning, housing, zoning

Jim Applebee

By Frontier Institute

03/09/2022

"Streamlining the process in any way would be a significant factor in saving time and money, and the most important thing – bringing more affordable homes to the market quicker."

TAGS: affordable housing, bozeman, exclusionary zoning, story hero, zoning

Frontier Institute Publishes Montana Zoning Atlas Report

By Frontier Institute

03/03/2022

The Frontier Institute's Montana Zoning Atlas demonstrates how strict zoning regulations impact housing costs.

TAGS: affordable housing, exclusionary zoning, housing, minimum lot sizes, press release, zoning

‘Silver Shotgun’ Approach Needed to Address Housing Affordability

By Kendall Cotton

01/31/2022

Land doesn’t come cheap, so requiring larger lots over the standard minimum effectively penalizes multi-family homes by making them more costly to build compared to traditional single-family homes.

TAGS: affordable housing, Building Regulations, housing, zoning

Responding to Myths About Housing Regulation

By Kendall Cotton

12/20/2021

The research consensus is clear that strict regulations discourage affordable housing by adding thousands to costs and stifling development.

TAGS: ADU, affordable housing, Building Regulations, housing, zoning

The Conservative Case for Affordable Housing

By Kendall Cotton

11/30/2021

By rejecting progressive era urban planning regulations like single-family zoning, minimum lot sizes, setbacks and parking requirements, conservatives favor restoring the original vision of property rights and economic freedom held by America’s founders.

TAGS: ADU, Building Regulations, Conservatism, housing, zoning

Address Affordability by Creating More Housing

By Kendall Cotton

09/16/2021

A new report provides an enlightening overview of the ways in which regulations are driving up the cost of housing in Bozeman.

TAGS: housing, Montana, regulations, zoning

Blame Regulations for the High Cost of Housing, Not People

By Kendall Cotton

09/01/2021

One of the biggest factors constricting the supply of housing is zoning and building regulations imposed by local governments.

TAGS: housing, Montana, regulations, zoning

How Montana can start building more houses, in 24 hours or less

By Kendall Cotton

07/29/2021

Imagine instead if a developer could walk into a city permit office with their plans, walk out with a permit and start construction that same day.

TAGS: housing, Montana, regulations, zoning