Take the Livable Places Single-Family Residential Survey.

Could the key to increasing housing options and affordability be in your backyard or in your neighborhood? The Livable Places Action Committee is exploring ways to allow a variety of housing types that fit all income levels. Updating certain requirements and allowing homeowners to add additional units on a lot (unless prohibited by deed restrictions) could be a solution.

Among these housing types are accessory dwelling units (ADUs), also known as garage apartments or granny flats, which could provide another option for Houstonians who want smaller homes set in a neighborhood instead of an apartment complex or subdividing lots into multi-story townhomes.

Take the Single-Family Residential Survey to give feedback about the potential benefits and challenges for this development concept. The survey will close on August 16.