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    "deck": "Anchorage Assembly revives a scaled-down Missing Middle Housing Overlay, with public introduction set for June 9.",
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    "body_md": "The Anchorage Assembly is reviving a zoning proposal called the Missing Middle Housing Overlay, scheduled for public introduction on June 9. The plan reworks an earlier version, the Transit Supportive Development Overlay, which stalled in the Assembly last October before two Assembly members rewrote it with lower building heights.\n\nThe new version drops maximum building heights from 75 feet to 40 feet citywide and adds a 30 foot cap in single family neighborhoods, the strictest limit in the proposal. The changes are meant to let more housing fit on existing lots in established neighborhoods without the taller buildings that drew objections in the first draft.\n\nThe overlay targets older parts of Anchorage near downtown and midtown, where lots tend to be larger and housing demand has kept climbing. Homeowners with single family lots could see new options for what they are allowed to build, including a small second dwelling or splitting a larger lot.\n\nThe ordinance has not passed. The Assembly is set to introduce it on June 9, with further debate expected before any vote.",
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    "summary": "The Anchorage Assembly plans to reintroduce a revised zoning proposal, the Missing Middle Housing Overlay, on June 9, 2026. It replaces the Transit Supportive Development Overlay that stalled last October, lowering max building heights from 75 feet to 40 feet, with a 30 foot cap in single family zones.",
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        "a": "It's scheduled for public introduction on June 9. There will be more debate before any vote happens.",
        "q": "When will Anchorage Assembly vote on the zoning change?"
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        "a": "It's a revised zoning plan meant to let more homes be built on existing lots in established neighborhoods, lowering building height limits from 75 feet to 40 feet citywide, with a 30 foot cap in single family zones.",
        "q": "What's the Missing Middle Housing Overlay about?"
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        "a": "No. The Transit Supportive Development Overlay stalled in the Assembly last October, so two members reworked it and are bringing back a scaled-down version.",
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