A zoning overhaul that prompted litigation remains an issue that will extend into 2026.

The council may act before a scheduled August court hearing on related lawsuits.

There’s a four-poster bed, De’Longhi coffee maker and ensuite bathroom — but nobody to stay at Councilman Peter Volosin’s house. Most people find it pretty easy to get a city license to run an Airbnb out of their home. But not for Volosin and his husband, Malcolm Quigley.

The city released data that shows the zoning changes, so far, have had little impact on housing permits.

It may take months until 100 families can secure housing through the voucher program, more commonly known as Section 8.

City Council made the “redo” after a lawsuit from homeowners challenged how the city gave public notice about the proposal.

City Council is still expected to decide on Sept. 16 whether to reapprove the zoning package.

City Council is expected in September to again consider recently approved reforms that end exclusively single-family zoning.

City Council voted to begin the process of repealing and replacing in “similar substance” a raft of zoning changes the city adopted in March.

A mayoral candidate and a former city attorney are among the dozen plaintiffs asking a Roanoke judge to invalidate the law.

Roanoke joins cities in Virginia and across the country that are rolling back single-family-only zoning in favor of more dense housing.

City Council is expected to vote Monday on reforms staff say is aimed at increasing housing and decreasing racial and economic inequities.

Effort to end single-family-only zoning is meant to spur more housing, decrease inequities, city officials say.