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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many lots in Arlington are even big enough for an 8-plex?
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[b]As I understand it[/b], the new zoning applies to all lots, R5-R20. So in theory, you could build an 8-plex on a smaller lot, just each unit is much smaller. Arlington has a presentation that shows you can build up to 4800 sq ft on an R5-R8 lot. They assume that would be two duplexes at 2400 sq ft each (each of which is bigger than most existing SFHs in Arlington). But as I read it, you could also built 6 800-ft units, or 8 600-ft units. There is no min size.

This is the kind of stuff I'm concerned about with wholescale changes like they are talking about. You may think it's unlikely, and Arlington may too, but if we don't want that to happen, we should not change the code in a way that this is permissible. [/quote]

You are not quite understanding it. There is one proposal to allow 8-plexes everywhere, another that would allow them only on lots of 12K SF.

Opponents of MM are trying to run out the clock; the pace of teardowns hasn't slowed much, and eventually there won't be any properties left that are candidates, because no one is talking about tearing down a 10YO 6BR new build. I suppose someone could convert one, but that seems like more work, which is not what builders like.

The memo below is 40 pages; the table with the two options is on page 7. 
https://www.arlingtonva.us/files/sharedassets/public/commissions/documents/zoco/lrpc-zoco-mmhs-2022-10-31.pdf[/quote]

Yeah, I saw that. Note that the County released this document after my original post. But again, one of the proposals actually does allow up to an 8-plex on every lot in Arlington. That's theoretically on the table. Practically, yes, that would be very hard to accomplish, but that's the level of in-your-face-we-are-doing-what-we-want that this board is headed for.

And there is PLENTY of older housing stock left in Arlington where this will be quite profitable.[/quote]

Plenty? OK, how many 3BR 2BA SFHs are currently for sale for less than $1.2M? That's the sort of thing anti MM claim people could just move into, only they get bought by builders who put up those 6BR 4BA houses instead of duplexes. That's the stock I see disappearing from my neighborhood (Clarendon)[/quote]

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