Sacramento Sees Growing Interest in Missing Middle Housing

Sacramento is updating its zoning code to allow "missing middle housing"—modest multi-unit buildings like duplexes and fourplexes—reversing a century of single-family-only zoning. The new rules focus on floor area ratio (FAR) limits rather than unit caps, enabling more homes per lot while maintaining neighborhood scale. Early results show mostly duplex projects due to state building code barriers. The effort aims to increase housing supply and equity gradually.