Two of Raleigh’s major UDO text changes, dubbed Missing Middle 1.0 (TC-5-20) and Missing Middle 2.0 (TC-20-21), were applauded by housing advocates when they passed in the early 2020s. Collectively, these amendments legalized two homes per lot in nearly all residential districts, allowed townhomes in more of the city, eliminated density caps in exchange for lot standards, permitted tiny houses on flag lots, introduced high frequency transit overlay districts, and made several other important reforms.
At face value, Raleigh now has a progressive housing code that should be producing large amounts of incremental housing and generating new homeownership opportunities.
In many ways, that’s exactly what’s happening.
