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Except govt intervention is why we have crazy 6,000 square feet per unit minimums
by onphonenow 4y ago
Except govt intervention is why we have crazy 6,000 square feet per unit minimums
- sokoloff 4y agoIs that a land area requirement (about 7 units to an acre), or gross living area requirement? Requiring 6K ft^2 of the latter is quite high for a government-imposed requirement (and therefore likely not common enough to be a major source of overall housing pressure).
- zip1234 4y agoIt depends on the area. For example a city near me requires 60 feet of road frontage in 90% of the city in order to build a house. Maximum height 30 ft, side setbacks required a total of 15 feet. Front setback required 20 ft. Only 35% of the lot is allowed to be covered by buildings. No ADUs allowed. If the government addressed this problem, there could be a lot more construction.
- onphonenow 4y agoLand area requirements are commonly 5,000 sq feet in cities