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  "description": "More housing doesn’t always mean big apartments - here are the in-between options Durham regulates.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-01T00:04:52.000Z",
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    "Unified Development Ordinance",
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  "textContent": "🗺️\n\n****What to Check****\n1. ****Is the area a Design District?**** If yes, Article 16 applies instead of housing types.\n2. ****Is the underlying zoning allowing that housing type?**** (Some districts limit which housing types can be used.)\n3. ****If it’s an ADU:**** watch the size cap and confirm “no parking required” expectations.\n4. ****If it’s townhouses:**** confirm they meet the UDO definition (3+ attached units, each on its own lot).\n\nA lot of Durham housing debates turn on a simple misunderstanding: people hear “more housing” and picture one thing - usually a big apartment building.\n\nBut Durham’s Unified Development Ordinance doesn’t just regulate _how many_ homes can be built. It also regulates **what kind** of homes - through “housing types.”\n\nThese are the “middle” forms you’ll hear called **missing middle** : things bigger than a single detached house, but usually smaller-scale than large apartment complexes.\n\n__Become a free subscriber to access the full article!__\n\n SUBSCRIBE! \n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Housing Types in Durham: ADUs, Duplexes, Townhouses, and More",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-01T00:04:52.548Z"
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