By Tom Carter
Community: The Skinny on Skinny Houses
Posted by: tomcarter on Dec 19, 2009
How can they build two houses on one lot?
In a lot of older neighborhoods, the original subdivisions were platted – laid out – in 2,500 square foot lots, 25 feet wide and 100 feet deep. Most people bought two lots at a time and built one house on what looked like a 50-foot wide lot.
Later, these neighborhoods were zoned to have one house per 5,000 square feet, but the 2,500 square foot lots continued to exist. Because of population growth and rising housing costs, the City allows the original lots to be split up. By meeting certain rules, each original lot can have a house of its own.
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