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Again, please list where, other than maybe HOAs or PUDs, there are minimum size limits.
I was involved for decades with development and zoning as an elected official and the only size limits I saw imposed by local governments was for maximum size, usually due to environmental reasons (runoff, greenspace, impervious surfaces, etc.) and those were more site specific rather than an actual set number for everyone.
In the suburb I live in I have even seen some homes below 800 sq feet in size!!!
700 something sq feet homes are pretty rare anywhere these days it seems!!!
I wish I could find one...that was in good shape!!
I am still looking and keeping up hope!
I looked at former vacation houses around a lake area. Still small houses available. Most of them fixed up but livable. I ended up buying one that was hopeless and had to tear it down after eight years of patching it up (and pipes freezing, etc.). I still notice small livable houses around suburban lakes (New England).
I looked at former vacation houses around a lake area. Still small houses available. Most of them fixed up but livable. I ended up buying one that was hopeless and had to tear it down after eight years of patching it up (and pipes freezing, etc.). I still notice small livable houses around suburban lakes (New England).
We still have some smaller beach cottages here that have been winterized and become full-time residences. What is happening to many of them when sold now is the new owner demos it and builds a multi-story (3-4) house. Many of them are on 25 ft. wide lots so you can imagine how that looks, especially when the adjacent houses are still a single story.
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True where I was (Littleton, MA). My house was blocks away from the lake and on a hill, with little alongside, so my new house didn't look bad at all. I have seen the giant replacement houses, though.
Understood....But I wonder why their is no longer a market for small homes?
For example-In my area many homes under 1000 sq feet (800-975 sq ft) were built in the 1950s, 60s, and even early 70s....
I wonder...what changed?
Why not build 950 sq ft homes in the year 2023?
People have children, people have stuff, people want space.....people have cars, want big garages, want space for guests..the whole nine.
A 1000 sq foot home, IMO, requires a certain level of minimalism....or else you rent a storage unit - which sort of defeats the purpose of living small, right?
I live in a subdivision that was built in 2004 (I bought new). There are a few homes like mine--975 sq ft. Two bedrooms (one of mine is an office), two bathrooms, kitchen, and living room. For me, it has been ideal. Most folks wanted four or three bedrooms, though there a few others like mine. I don't know about new builds in 2023; no doubt most people still want the larger homes, though it will be interesting to see if some small homes are still included in the mix.
It ain’t that easy! As a matter of fact- it’s damn near impossible! As I mentioned in my previous post, AHJ’s will usually require a minimum sq/ft. Now what that sq/ft is, is totally based on whatever the zoning committee has established for that district/town/city/county.
I live in Adams County, PA and I've been searching their government websites for any kind of restriction on square footage. I found that PA adheres to the 2018 International building code (IBC) and have not been able to find any restriction to a lower limit for square footage (there were limits in the area or building height: but what it cannot exceed, not a minimal requirement). Was wondering if you can point me in the direction of where such a lower limit can be found, or where I might start looking for something like that. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
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