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Lyle Solla-Yates<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-01/trump-weighs-declaring-national-housing-emergency-bessent-says" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-01/trump-weighs-declaring-national-housing-emergency-bessent-says</a> “administration officials are directly studying ways to standardize local building and zoning codes and decrease closing costs” <a href="https://cville.online/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/zoning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zoning</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/shortage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shortage</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inflation</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a>

Lyle Solla-Yates<a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-29/could-apartments-with-only-one-stairway-be-a-solution-to-l-a-s-housing-crisis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-08-29/could-apartments-with-only-one-stairway-be-a-solution-to-l-a-s-housing-crisis</a> “How can we build more safely — and build more overall?” <a href="https://cville.online/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LosAngeles</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/FireSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FireSafety</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/shortage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shortage</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inflation</a>

Lyle Solla-YatesI have submitted a revised building code proposal to permit more affordable missing middle housing in Virginia up to four stories where permitted. Thanks to the many people across the continent who offered constructive feedback on how to build on the national draft to improve safety and clarity without sacrificing quality and affordability. <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Virginia</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleStair</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#design</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/MissingMiddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MissingMiddle</a>

Lyle Solla-Yates<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250723174703/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canadas-outdated-elevator-rules-are-adding-to-the-housing-crisis/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20250723174703/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canadas-outdated-elevator-rules-are-adding-to-the-housing-crisis/</a> “Strict size requirements backfire when developers choose to forgo accessibility entirely and just build townhouses or small walk-up apartment buildings.” <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/elevator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elevator</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inflation</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/shortage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shortage</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/FreeTrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeTrade</a>

Lyle Solla-Yates<a href="https://nashville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7433986&GUID=B8491A2F-6B1C-4507-A310-2058064BA422" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nashville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7433986&GUID=B8491A2F-6B1C-4507-A310-2058064BA422</a> Congratulations to <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Nashville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nashville</a> for unanimously permitting safer and more affordable missing middle homes. <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleStair</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/MissingMiddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MissingMiddle</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Housing</a>

Lyle Solla-Yates<a href="https://www.mercatus.org/research/policy-spotlights/housing-reform-states-menu-options-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.mercatus.org/research/policy-spotlights/housing-reform-states-menu-options-2025</a> Much of this material will be familiar to those who read my posts. As I often say, we should allow the things we want and ban the things we don’t want, especially things that harm public health and safety. We do not do this in North America. <a href="https://cville.online/tags/zoning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zoning</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleStair</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/shortage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shortage</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inflation</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/homelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homelessness</a>

Lyle Solla-Yates<a href="https://nashville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7433986&GUID=B8491A2F-6B1C-4507-A310-2058064BA422&FullText=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nashville.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=7433986&GUID=B8491A2F-6B1C-4507-A310-2058064BA422&FullText=1</a> I am told by Councilor Rollin Horton that sunny <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Nashville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nashville</a> TN has begun the process to permit safer and more affordable <a href="https://cville.online/tags/MissingMiddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MissingMiddle</a> homes up to six stories <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleStair</a>

Lyle Solla-YatesI was unable to attend the first subcommittee meeting to discuss permitting smaller, more affordable, and safer <a href="https://cville.online/tags/MissingMiddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MissingMiddle</a> residential buildings in Virginia due to vacation plans but I am told it went well and the fire safety experts had some constructive feedback on how to do it. I think we will get this right for the 2027 statewide building code. <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Virginia</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleStair</a>

Lyle Solla-Yates<a href="https://cville.online/tags/Stumpies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Stumpies</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#design</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/holz-bau.bsky.social/post/3lrrrn4hbic2y" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/holz-bau.bsky.social/post/3lrrrn4hbic2y</a>

Lyle Solla-Yates<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-municipality-european-elevators-1.7561726" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-municipality-european-elevators-1.7561726</a> “In [these] low- and mid-rise buildings, it isn't a choice between oversized, overbuilt American elevators versus smaller, cost-effective ones," Phelps Bondaroff said. "It's a choice between European elevators or no elevator at all." <a href="https://cville.online/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/MissingMiddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MissingMiddle</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/elevator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#elevator</a>

Lyle Solla-Yates<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250604014819/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-national-strategy-to-fight-wildfires-needed-fire-chiefs-say/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20250604014819/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-national-strategy-to-fight-wildfires-needed-fire-chiefs-say/</a> “As cities grappling with housing shortages mull building code changes to allow for single-stairwell apartments, for example, the office could provide a high-level subject matter expert on fire safety issues.” <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/MissingMiddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MissingMiddle</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/FireSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FireSafety</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/WildFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WildFire</a>

Lyle Solla-YatesI'm trying to understand how <a href="https://cville.online/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> regulations are enforced in the United States for multifamily construction. It's complicated! This is the best resource I've found so far. <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/ADA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ADA</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/FHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FHA</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://www.equalhousing.org/fair-housing-topics/new-construction-fair-housing-accessibility-requirements/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.equalhousing.org/fair-housing-topics/new-construction-fair-housing-accessibility-requirements/</a>

Lyle Solla-YatesVery close to finished on my "More Affordable Elevators" code proposal for not especially accessible <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Virginia</a>. I am including an example of a recent apartment development near me that chose to offer no elevator service in 60% of new residential buildings. <a href="https://cville.online/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a>

Lyle Solla-YatesSome exciting progress happening in sunny <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Baltimore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Baltimore</a> on <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleStair</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/MissingMiddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MissingMiddle</a> design and building code reform <a href="https://www.cnudc.org/single-stair-competition" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cnudc.org/single-stair-competition</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://www.cnudc.org/single-stair-competition" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cnudc.org/single-stair-competition</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#design</a>

Lyle Solla-YatesWorking on a building code proposal change to permit more affordable elevators in Virginia for <a href="https://cville.online/tags/MissingMiddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MissingMiddle</a> residential up to six stories tall. Any recent examples of smaller apartment buildings in the state that went without an elevator or failed to pencil due to elevator costs? I have examples from elsewhere but local examples are more interesting. <a href="https://cville.online/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#design</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#accessibility</a>

Lyle Solla-Yates<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ncoxbarrett.bsky.social/post/3lnlb752r2s23" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/ncoxbarrett.bsky.social/post/3lnlb752r2s23</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Dallas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Dallas</a> is permitting some <a href="https://cville.online/tags/MissingMiddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MissingMiddle</a> homes to trade costly but important sprinklers for other less expensive fire safety tools. Difficult area for regulatory reform given rising <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> costs and <a href="https://cville.online/tags/wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildfire</a> risk. <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/FireSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FireSafety</a>

Lyle Solla-YatesMontana’s legislature has just approved safer and more affordable <a href="https://cville.online/tags/MissingMiddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MissingMiddle</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/seanjurs.bsky.social/post/3lmzycke6pk2h" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/seanjurs.bsky.social/post/3lmzycke6pk2h</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleStair</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#design</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Montana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Montana</a>

Lyle Solla-YatesGood news in sunny <a href="https://cville.online/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LosAngeles</a> for safer and more affordable <a href="https://cville.online/tags/MissingMiddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MissingMiddle</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/awalkerinla.bsky.social/post/3llu43hofcs2d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/awalkerinla.bsky.social/post/3llu43hofcs2d</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleStair</a>

Lyle Solla-Yates<a href="https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2025/04/a-once-banned-type-of-building-is-back-in-favor-and-the-planning-commission-approves/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2025/04/a-once-banned-type-of-building-is-back-in-favor-and-the-planning-commission-approves/</a> “an important step in providing Austin with the type of housing that will facilitate safe, family oriented, walkable neighborhoods.” <a href="https://cville.online/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Austin</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleStair</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/MissingMiddle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MissingMiddle</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#design</a>

Lyle Solla-Yates<a href="https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S492" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S492</a> North Carolina is considering permitting safer and more affordable “Mid-rise single-exit buildings” up to eight stories tall. This is two stories taller than we have been discussing here in Virginia. <a href="https://cville.online/tags/SingleStair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SingleStair</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/BuildingCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuildingCode</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#housing</a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/NCLeg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NCLeg</a>

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