We don't have that problem in Houston - it's easy to get a zero lot line waiver and jam 5 stucco box townhomes into a few thousand sqft lot. Unfortunately the

We don't have that problem in Houston - it's easy to get a zero lot line waiver and jam 5 stucco box townhomes into a few thousand sqft lot. Unfortunately the building codes around here aren't much more stringent than the zoning laws and the build materials and quality are quite low. See the recent reddit discussion https://www.reddit.com/r/houston/comments/4td1y7/found_this_gem_in_midtown_near_hcc/ https://www.reddit.com/r/houston/comments/4td1y7/found_this_... for a sample of anecdotes.