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The majority of Seattleites seem to get that as well.

There's also a prevailing idea that banning small units in most of the city (the missing middle) was economically exclusionary, to put it politely, and a serious problem in an expensive city. So this month the council passed (and it looks like the mayor signed last week) legislation that will allow two accessory units up to 1,000 sf/ea on most single-family sites along with a primary unit. In phases over the years we've also eliminated or reduced parking requirements in most multifamily and mixed-use areas (and for those accessory units), while also upzoning most of those m/mu areas. All of this is incremental, and it's all along with massive fees that keep housing prices high, but it'll have a powerful effect on keeping prices in check vs. the alternative.