Rezoning from Single Family to Duplex
How difficult is it to get a single family lot rezoned to R-2 (or whatever code the locality uses for duplexes--it's R-2 in the area I'm looking at)?
I'm just guessing it is probably virtually impossible. The whole point of zoning is to prevent the place from becoming a ghetto, so if they let people just change the zone at will it would be pointless. However, I still hold out a slim chance it could be possible.
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It is very location specific. Try to find a city zoning map and see if the property is near multi-family homes. If you try to do it in the middle of a single family residential area, you'll probably have neighbors fighting the change. If it is near multi-family zoned homes, and those homes have not created problems, you stand a better chance.
Locally, home owners using their investment property for airbnb have created problems for neighbors who become very vocal about accepting anything that might make the situation worse.