zoning

State permitting regulations, building-code mandates and local zoning rules add to building costs and impede new construction.

The portal’s map is trained on local zoning regulations and pairs each lot with extensive menus of designs and costs.

The agriculture zoning would allow for development of single-family homes if the sisters filed plans for a subdivision.

The act also protects religious land uses from discrimination through zoning restrictions.

Last year, Garodnick helped champion broad zoning changes aimed at reducing barriers to building housing in the city.