Sentence examples for minimum lot sizes from inspiring English sources

The insistence on big minimum lot sizes in some American suburbs and rural areas has much the same effect.

"So they've enacted building caps, moratoriums; increased minimum lot sizes; or overencouraged commercial development, all of which consumes twice as much open space".

In fact, a rezoning proposal being studied by the town could even increase minimum lot sizes, though it is not yet clear by how much.

The process known as upzoning -- when communities change zoning laws to require larger minimum lot sizes, as some have done in Westchester -- is also driving up the price of building lots.

In my real estate appraisal area in northwest Connecticut, zoning is very restrictive and some towns are now enforcing 5-acre minimum lot sizes on top of restrictive septic system health code requirements.

Many locales also require minimum lot sizes; in Berkeley, Calif., for instance, the property must be at least 4,500 square feet, according to a research paper that studied secondary units in the East Bay area.

"The trend is that most are increasing their minimum lot size requirements".

The minimum lot size is two acres, and theirs provides its pleasures.

Even in parts of town where religious uses are permitted, the minimum lot size is five acres.

The minimum lot size in portions of Crane-Berkley and Secor Farms was raised to 15,000 square feet from 10,000.

I bought 10 acres of wooded land (the minimum lot size there) on which to build my home.