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Housing Policy Innovation Series - Pre-approved Building Plans

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Add to Calendar 02/26/2026 02:00 PM 02/26/2026 04:00 PM America/Chicago Housing Policy Innovation Series - Pre-approved Building Plans

The Greater Kansas City Regional Housing Partnership (RHP) kicks off the first session of the Housing Policy Innovation Series. The event will focus on pre-approved building plans as a strategy for affordable, quality housing development and will feature a keynote presentation and panel discussion exploring how to implement these strategies at the local level. The session will take place from 2-4 p.m. at Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City, located at 1423 Linwood Blvd. in Kansas City, Missouri.
     
Matthew Petty, co-founder and CEO of Pattern Zones Co., is the event's featured speaker. Petty is a pioneer in creating permit-ready housing programs that help municipalities dramatically reduce the time, cost and uncertainty of building affordable, quality homes.    
1423 Linwood Blvd. in Kansas City, Missouri.
1423 Linwood Blvd. in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Greater Kansas City Regional Housing Partnership (RHP) kicks off the first session of the Housing Policy Innovation Series. The event will focus on pre-approved building plans as a strategy for affordable, quality housing development and will feature a keynote presentation and panel discussion exploring how to implement these strategies at the local level. The session will take place from 2-4 p.m. at Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City, located at 1423 Linwood Blvd. in Kansas City, Missouri.
     
Matthew Petty, co-founder and CEO of Pattern Zones Co., is the event's featured speaker. Petty is a pioneer in creating permit-ready housing programs that help municipalities dramatically reduce the time, cost and uncertainty of building affordable, quality homes.    

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Keynote Speaker

Matthew Petty
Co-Founder and CEO
Pattern Zones Co.

Matthew brings over 15 years of experience in urban planning and small-scale development. A former Fayetteville City Councilmember (elected four times), he has facilitated housing solutions for dozens of communities nationwide. His work pioneering pre-approved building programs has earned recognition from the Congress for the New Urbanism. His projects have received support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Knight Foundation, and Walton Family Foundation. Matthew is also a faculty member of the Incremental Development Alliance.

 

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About the Series

The four-part Housing Policy Innovation Series provides local government officials, policymakers, and housing stakeholders the opportunity to learn about and explore innovative, creative strategies that can be used to address the housing challenges in their communities and reduce barriers to housing development, preservation and attainability. 

Questions? If you have questions about opportunities to become involved in the RHP, please contact Hannah Mitchell at hmitchell@marc.org  or Carlie Turner at cturner@lisc.org.
 

Focus Area: Economy & Housing