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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), December 13, 1978, p. 15

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H Dtcember 13 15 PARADE OF HOMES HALTON HILLS AREA Small Lot Housing Gaining Popularity Central Mortgage Housing Corporation Small lot housing a concept which has been around for many years is gaining new found popularity because of semiring land and prices he idea is a simple one Make the best possible use of the least possible land In the so called lot line houses oni or more of the four sides of the house could bo on the property lines three of ihe lour could be on lines The premise behind this type and ah small lot housing is to Irnd more efficient to make possible for more people to afford single famit homes reducing development costs In recent years because of the inert astd costs of serviced land and the strong dem ind for family housing prices have risen lolht point where many people home in a ion subdivision Because of this condition lot line and other forms of small lot housing have been reintroduced reduce sememe land costs by providing smaller mdmduil lots thin those required for conventional housing Zero lot line developments buill in tides across the country hive shown that this of housing while providing a residential environment comparable to large lot subdivisions uses land and services more efficiently and economically The lots in small lot housing developments may be no more than half the of conventional lots and yet because of the the units are placed on the lots there are reasonable amounts of open space Small lot housing differs horn housing in that the design of each house and its location on the lot is a major pari of overall design of the neighborhood This comprehensive the s lindir helm lines in I Io provide the i re tree mime tentuiL v ir us in the ilivulu is in r I his ds the if is sin ill silt gr si run strut nun thin to we r hi the mid s MM IS Ills cutting up olil i mi 1U i of w I Mill in mo I rb lit r Is ml ii 1 tt i lew lull ind UK III 111 in I ink i pi ml fin mine l SI ill 1 it In The inc i lot 1 mints com llhoiiLli not without v pnntip 1 loss based lot sizes is home ississment tin Jioirus will less revenue this is per house the inuninpahtiis will tin stmt of revenue since more houses will he built per it re linn in built mm Ms of politicians is that the housing which is touted as low tost may be so poorly signed will become a slum after a few years Where these fears have been expressed Ihe pn of the small lot housing developments in illy been able to reassure the critics by them more thorough of th ii mi pi line design goal of small lot housing is building I In si that modifications can take place later the expands The idea is to plan unit mil lot without restricting residents activities With this in mind are looking rooms over gar igcs it still somehow house Hit of children must be considered too I hi communal play are is for preschoolers i in supervised by several units are in the design of many smalt lot neigh of the small lot sues Hit arc so close together some have taken approaches Io hi of privacy insianct in a Windsor project the houses built without windows in the second floor rcir rooms thai would ovtrlook a neighbor backward While preserving privacy the design restricted the homeowner supervision of their own children in their own yards mistake have been made with the early dtvilopmcnts But in time with more and more sin ill lot houses being built ihese difficulties will worked Small lot houses are achieving principal urn Riving people a chance lo own their own homes at affordable prices without going lo londnminium cooperative ownership REAL ESTATE LTD 4538454 THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS DON WAIT FOR SPRING LET MAKE A DEAL il you could 1h country properly would you be bedrooms separate d room Huge I Double garage plus plus plus many more or you Hurry owners lo jo January ready and 11 to Georgetown Detached Only LOW GAL HOUSE RSI nl Guarantee Plan be No ANY ONE OF THESE BE YOURS BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR ASK ABOUT OUR TRADEIN GUARANTEE CAU RUDY CADIEUX OR Finn H Manager Trudy Simmons Susan Carrier Tillie Harvey 8770173 Put a smile on your lawn BobOlhvier Tim Harvey Michael Adams Reg Cooper

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