Several local governments across the United States have enacted ordinances to both permit and promote accessory dwelling units. Some cities have included accessory dwelling units in larger missing middle housing and affordable housing strategies including Seattle, Portland, and Minneapolis. Many other communities have maintained wide-spread single-family zoning but still updated codes to permit accessory dwelling units. Notable examples include large cities such as Los Angeles, CA and the City of Chicago, IL. Diverse smaller jurisdictions that permit accessory dwelling units include as Lexington, KY, Santa Cruz, CA. and the County of Maui in Hawaii.