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2 f1 i: c7 g5 W3 t之前房子到地界至少两侧各4尺。现在有的区域可以一侧为0,一侧为5尺。地只有25尺。Pocket只有20尺。/ Q8 P) l, L( @) |/ c f9 a
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趁早买块大地留着吧。" V8 o/ d. c9 s9 W q
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http://www.edmontonjournal.com/b ... /7226415/story.html
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Extra-narrow lots approved for suburban Edmonton despite fire department concerns6 K# k* J1 p6 Y3 C
4 a; h' w' ^# @9 PDespite concerns from Edmonton’s fire department, city councillors have approved zero lot line homes — houses built so close together an adult can stand between them and touch both walls.
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The starter homes in new suburbs will be 1.5 metres apart. They will be sitting on lots 7.6 metres wide, but only where a back lane accommodates parking behind every home, say new zoning rules approved Monday.: T; u6 Z( [; F: Q! `
; m& P. r$ N7 t“We just need to be diligent,” said Fire Chief Ken Block, remembering the intense MacEwan fire of 2007 when 94 houses were destroyed or damaged in the south-side neighbourhood. That fire galvanized support for the efforts of former fire chief Randy Wolsey led to tighten the building code. This zoning change makes an exception to the code.
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* ?% c' }8 t9 RIt’s safe as long as the double layer of fire resistant drywall or other similar material goes right up to the roof line, Block said. “We need to ensure there is no gap into the unprotected attic space. Any space or gap between the roof line and these fire resistant walls really creates a vulnerable building.”
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# ?0 w" p% p/ T6 Q! TZero lot line homes work by placing the narrow single family homes right up to property lines. That means the eaves and soffits of one house hang over onto the neighbour’s property. The building code also prevents the home from having windows on that wall.4 E) P! }$ ~; E8 B5 C* Q
7 W& k4 I3 U) Z( ~, uThe homeowner ends up with one 1.5-metre side yard, rather than two 1.2 metre yards, previously the smallest distance allowed without special council approval. Council also approved narrower lots for duplex homes in new areas, changing the minimum to 6.7 metres from 7.5 metres.
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“I’d rather take row housing,” said Coun. Ed Gibbons, worried about fire spreading between the detached houses if builders skimp on fire protection, and about water draining properly between homes. The city will need to hire more inspectors to make sure a homes are built to code, he said.
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He voted for the change but with reservations. “That’s the other cost. How many fire halls are we building? Are we going to get more inspectors?”" Y) m& [$ x# ]+ G
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City council approved the new zoning during a public hearing Monday, at the request of Brookfield Residential developments, which is planning homes in Chappell Gardens, Paisley, and The Orchards, all new neighbourhoods in the south end.! F7 _6 f8 [# g0 R A+ b% c
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Some developers have built similar homes under special allowances granted by council, but this change allows any developer to do it.
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The change could save new home buyers between $12,000 and $20,000, depending on the price of land, said Louise Gibson, the developer’s vice-president of operations.
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8 Q% H! L2 K2 C" @* O% BThe homes “will be three feet closer together but they’ll have as good or better fire protection,” said Gibson, describing the double drywall with a layer under the siding. That, along with the absence of any side windows, vents or soffit openings, means it takes longer for a fire to spread to adjacent homes.
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. Y1 i, M, s8 {/ _9 r, wStucco, stone or brick would also help, but are too expensive for a starter home, she said.6 s3 W/ J: c1 R/ M! J2 O
6 U( \& Q. D9 m$ b+ aThe spacing isn’t completely new. Some homes in Old Strathcona and other mature areas were built “closer together than that, and they don’t have increased fire protection,” said Gibson.
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! ^# ]1 i( `* D2 lNarrow homes were also tried in the 1980s, but consumer demand was low. That was before housing prices quadrupled.# P1 h0 ?$ o; c. f
1 [3 |0 b1 c2 H; u# TSince at least 2006, land is now the largest cost when buying a new home, even in the suburbs, Coun. Don Iveson said.2 u4 E. \, q8 L _: @
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“This change is good for the affordability of housing in Edmonton. It’s quite common in other places. We’re just slow off the mark.
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6 _# ?% T* ^1 @. f/ ^# l9 |“There’s a lot of fear when you make a change like this, that it’s going to mean no more lawns, no more green space, but there will still be plenty of green space front and back,” he said.& F3 A: q3 a. L& Y" P( \
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These changes apply only in new areas. Later this fall, council will debate a motion to allow homeowners in some mature areas to divide a 15-metre lot in two to make it easier to build narrower, more affordable homes.
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) H$ }4 w5 M X `“One of the reasons the suburbs grow so quickly is it’s so easy to do business there,” said Iveson, arguing changes need to come to mature areas.2 F% y# P. T; J; m
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“If we really want to create more choice in the housing market, and if we really want to have those units to support businesses and keep schools open, we’re going to have to be more ambitious.”
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