Standards can create costs and are supposed to be consistent with municipal plan goals. Many can be eliminated or relaxed without losing a benefit or creating public harm. Municipalities can consider the following, among others (For full details see related Strategy Revise Local Permitting, a part of Action Area D – Make It Easier to Build Homes): 

• Allow more homes per lot/acre  
• Adjust setbacks  
• Reduce parking requirements  
• Reduce minimum lot size in rural areas