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I'd be interested to know more about the direct correlation between increased cost of housing due to enforcing building codes and homelesness. Can you share links to studies or articles about that? Thanks.

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Here's an example

https://www.ktnv.com/13-investigates/officials-in-nevada-dem...

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> The parcel is zoned for a single-family home.

That seems to be about zoning, not building codes.

It's a bit of both. The article specifically mentions the CODE specifies minimum sq ft. You could still put a tiny "house" down if that house had met code. The code is the reason why it was unworkable even for a single unit on a plot.

(and in any case, since the topic was code enforcement, article states "North Las Vegas Code enforcement took action" )

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