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Would you say that's the norm? One au pair is a luxury, 3 seems lavish.
by cptskippy 6y ago
Would you say that's the norm? One au pair is a luxury, 3 seems lavish.
- stickfigure 6y agoIt's certainly not the norm. But we're not talking about average house size, we're talking about maximum house size. You're clipping off the edge of the bell curve. People with big families don't get to live in Portland? FWIW he's a single dad, and au pairs aren't always on duty. It's less lavish than it sounds.
- maxerickson 6y agoIt'd be interesting to take a look at how much existing housing exceeds 2500 square feet, and how it is occupied. It's quite possible that not allowing new construction over that size would leave plenty of it available.
- microtherion 6y ago> People with big families don't get to live in Portland? Nothing in the legislation prohibits big houses. All it does is legalize small ones.
- GurnBlandston 6y agoThe image near the top of the article explicitly states the previous maximum house size was 6750 sq ft, and new maximum house size for a "1-plex" is 2500 sq ft. This is a prohibition on new big houses.
- microtherion 6y agoYou're right — there are new limitations, which I overlooked at first. But it appears those don't apply to R10 and larger lots, so it's not a complete prohibition: https://www.portland.gov/sites/default/files/2020-08/exhibit_b_volume_2_code_commentary_adopted1_0.pdf https://www.portland.gov/sites/default/files/2020-08/exhibit...
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- driverdan 6y ago> It's less lavish than it sounds. People in tech are so out of touch. Being able to hire people is lavish.