Photo: Josh Lemmon / Unsplash. Illustrative stock photograph; not a property or company discussed in this article. A Rust Belt city just did what most of America still won't: let people build homes on small lots. Akron, Ohio, has eliminated residential minimum lot sizes in neighborhoods governed by its legacy zoning code, according to HousingWire. The City Council approved the change unanimously. Under the new rules, a home, or more than one home, can be built on any lot that…
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Akron Just Scrapped Minimum Lot Sizes. More Than 11,000 Vacant Lots Could Become Buildable.
Akron eliminated minimum residential lot sizes in legacy-code neighborhoods, potentially opening more than 11,000 vacant parcels to housing development.
