alt Hacker NewsThey did not. They allowed duplexes and townhouses in some places that were limited to single houses (https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county...).
This change ultimately allowed something like 10% more units in the city on a 100 year horizon.
This is what I'm calling out - these changes sound big but they are nearly meaningless. Cities need periods of explosive growth to remain affordable (see Jane Jacobs, 1961 and 1970).
Please cite each of those 10% and 100 year numbers.
You can read the text change. It allows duplexes and ~doubled the allowed density on almost every residential zoning type.