Infill housing is a powerful means for metro areas to revitalize communities, say proponents of the practice. But in some Cleveland inner-ring neighborhoods, archaic zoning laws are preventing this new single-family housing from coming to market, according to a recent report by the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission.

Modernizing zoning would not only increase infrastructure efficiency, observers say. It could also open up more affordable housing for empty-nesters and lower-income individuals.

The analysis-released by the planning commission in partnership with Cuyahoga Land Bank and the Northeast Ohio First Suburbs Consortium-identifies issues within municipal zoning regulations that hamper new infill.

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