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    "deck": "Anchorage just introduced a plan that could let homeowners build duplexes, triplexes, even cottage courts on lots that only allow one home today.",
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    "body_md": "Anchorage Assembly Members Erin Baldwin Day and George Martinez have introduced AO 2026-85, a \"missing middle\" housing ordinance that would create an opt-in zoning overlay for the city. The overlay would allow duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, cottage courts and townhomes in targeted areas along Anchorage's main transportation corridors, the roads already served by bus lines and utilities.\n\nFor property owners along those corridors, the ordinance would change what they are allowed to build on their own land. Because it is an overlay rather than a citywide rezone, it only applies where a property owner chooses to participate.\n\nThe ordinance sets height limits to keep new construction in scale with existing neighborhoods. Buildings would be capped at 30 feet in R-1 residential zones and 40 feet in other zones.\n\nThe proposal is meant to add housing supply within the city's existing footprint rather than pushing development further out, and it lines up with Anchorage's existing tax incentives for new multifamily homes.\n\nThe Anchorage Assembly has scheduled a worksession on the ordinance for June 19, followed by public listening sessions on June 22 and June 27. A public hearing on AO 2026-85 is set for September 15.",
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    "summary": "Anchorage Assembly Members Erin Baldwin Day and George Martinez introduced AO 2026-85, an opt-in zoning overlay letting owners along transit corridors build duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, cottage courts or townhomes, with a worksession June 19, listening sessions June 22 and 27, and a public hearing September 15.",
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      "AO 2026-85 is sponsored by Anchorage Assembly Members Erin Baldwin Day and George Martinez.",
      "The ordinance creates an opt-in zoning overlay, not a citywide rezone.",
      "Height limits are 30 feet in R-1 zones and 40 feet in other zones.",
      "Assembly worksession is set for June 19, with listening sessions June 22 and June 27.",
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        "a": "Property owners along Anchorage transit corridors could build duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, cottage courts or townhomes if they opt in, instead of just one home per lot.",
        "q": "What can homeowners build on single lots under AO 2026-85?"
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        "a": "No, it's opt-in, so only property owners who choose to use it would be affected.",
        "q": "Does this change zoning for all of Anchorage?"
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        "a": "Buildings can go up to 30 feet in R-1 zones and 40 feet in other zones.",
        "q": "How tall can buildings be?"
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        "a": "The Assembly has a worksession June 19, listening sessions June 22 and June 27, and a public hearing September 15.",
        "q": "When can residents weigh in on this plan?"
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