In the USA, unless you're in a rural area with minimal zoning, there are often minimum square footage requirements on any new construction, either imposed by lo

In the USA, unless you're in a rural area with minimal zoning, there are often minimum square footage requirements on any new construction, either imposed by local zoning or neighborhood convenants. So I could buy a lot in a new development, but I likely do not have complete freedom of choice in what I build on it.