tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394091530012769761.post1869917812018050919..comments2024-03-18T09:00:43.290-04:00Comments on Old Urbanist: Single Family Zoning: It's All About the Lot SizesCharlie Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07317335121565650040noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394091530012769761.post-40230012939049770452016-05-31T06:23:20.066-04:002016-05-31T06:23:20.066-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Roger Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732283972036364327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394091530012769761.post-16502833151822501042016-01-25T23:11:03.262-05:002016-01-25T23:11:03.262-05:00Summary: Stop using such enormous lots; there are ...Summary: Stop using such enormous lots; there are more paths to high(er) density than just skyscrapers.<br /><br />p.s. Stop driving so much, and stop designing for cars.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12341201158832109978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394091530012769761.post-82442022487981822162016-01-25T13:50:15.164-05:002016-01-25T13:50:15.164-05:00Made my head hurt to try to read this. It would b...Made my head hurt to try to read this. It would be nice to have a translation for the average reader. Seattle is in the grips of a Smart Growth revolution with pressures to get rid of SF Zones to build more. It is also a study in unintended consequences-gridlock,stormwater crisis, homelessness, unaffordable housing, airpollution, neighborhood monofication, loss of local business, etc. Lots of acrimony and people leaving town in frustration and disgust. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041045335703309660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394091530012769761.post-39182979246302717832016-01-06T21:12:35.662-05:002016-01-06T21:12:35.662-05:00This was a very interesting post and provided some...This was a very interesting post and provided some insight into just how much planning goes into each and every building we see. I think that zoning regulations, especially in urban areas, will prove to be increasingly important as populations continue to grow and more efficient utilization of space is demanded. Up seems to be the way to go!<br /><br /><a href="http://markbentleypa.blogspot.com/2015/08/tampa-eminent-domain-lawyer-announces.html" rel="nofollow">Daniel Roberson @ Mark Bentley PA</a><br /><br />Daniel Robersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15651694091995505661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394091530012769761.post-90817212713072971442015-10-29T00:54:31.388-04:002015-10-29T00:54:31.388-04:00i personally adore your thoughts and feeling that ...i personally adore your thoughts and feeling that you have shared with us.such a amazing information about Single Family Zoning.thanks for sharing it.<br /><a href="http://aspect3.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Aspect 3</a> | <a href="http://aspect3.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Omnia Sheffield</a>fliplukashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09228326324956502340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394091530012769761.post-77093739350448937612015-09-19T04:30:55.924-04:002015-09-19T04:30:55.924-04:00Hi, this blog on new home construction los angeles...Hi, this blog on <a href="http://greaterpacificconstruction.com/residential/new-construction/" rel="nofollow">new home construction los angeles</a> is really amazing and provide me answers to all my questions. This is really informative and I will for sure refer my friends the same.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00308483949783635444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394091530012769761.post-24799250538076557882015-03-25T13:21:22.312-04:002015-03-25T13:21:22.312-04:00Thanks Yake -- that is a good point. The American...Thanks Yake -- that is a good point. The American cities of the 19th and early 20th centuries, platted on grids, tended to have blocks with dimensions that were a poor fit for SFD (SFD wants narrow but elongated blocks, while the American grid featured large, square blocks). Arranging houses from front to back is one way to get around this issue.Charlie Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07317335121565650040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394091530012769761.post-16902040169282166172015-03-25T13:00:10.431-04:002015-03-25T13:00:10.431-04:00I suspect the root cause of the difference between...I suspect the root cause of the difference between Japanese and Western house-building practices is that Western homeowners frequently renovate their properties (thus maintaining the value of their buildings) while Japanese homeowners do not.<br /><br />This means that a 50+ year old Japanese house are typically almost worthless, and can thus be replaced economically (as their price is little more than that of a vacant lot), while it is almost always uneconomic to replace an individual Western house (except by a luxury house with a massively higher price tag) because the builder will have to eat the cost of an old house that is still very valuable due to renovations.<br /><br />Most Western houses are built as part of large developments as they are built on greenfield land, in former slum areas cleared en masse by government, or on sites formerly occupied by now-defunct commercial enterprises.George Cartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12170378024031141482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394091530012769761.post-80821374973448310592015-03-23T19:38:47.602-04:002015-03-23T19:38:47.602-04:00As I understand it, Japanese tends to build houses...As I understand it, Japanese tends to build houses piecemeal instead of in large developments of hundreds of houses. These new individually built houses are built for the owners, rather than for potential owners.<br /><br />It is for the most part piecemeal and unplanned change, which is a manifestation of the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi.Zephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10977471797021193972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394091530012769761.post-55347987051549688482015-03-23T11:36:59.757-04:002015-03-23T11:36:59.757-04:00Great post. It's also perhaps worth noting the...Great post. It's also perhaps worth noting the common LA practice of placing numerous single family houses on the same lot from front to back. This achieves many of the same effects that you note in your post here, including the curious (to some) combo of high SFD percentage and relatively high population density. Yakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08404555677204091835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394091530012769761.post-647634902359012512015-03-22T06:20:26.663-04:002015-03-22T06:20:26.663-04:00One thing I think is neat about many Tokyo suburbs...One thing I think is neat about many Tokyo suburbs is that even when the overall density drops, the "local" density still remains fairly high... There are interesting patterns like clusters of densely packed single-family homes (no lawns or other separators, narrow roads), interspersed with smallish working farms. These areas aren't rural, mind you, they're still obviously suburban communities, with sizable populations, good-sized commercial districts, frequent train service and an easy commute from central Tokyo... It's just that they're suburbs with farms...(and the fields often aren't on the edges, but smack dab in the middle)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12341201158832109978noreply@blogger.com