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Akron looks to deflate minimum lot size rules to spur infill

Summary by HousingWire
Leaders in Akron, a heartland city nearly 40 miles south of Cleveland, hope to shed the city’s “Rust Belt” label and drive its emerging revival by making it easier to build new homes. To achieve the objective, planners believe they’re on the verge of eliminating minimum lot sizes to counteract a shrinking-city paradox. Population loss left hundreds of vacant lots behind, but decades-old zoning rules make building on them a virtual nonstarter. Th…
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HousingWire broke the news on Friday, June 5, 2026.
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