Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Lot development model cohousing [was: More affordable housing ideas

[Sheila Braun (sheila.braun]

We have had similar concerns with using a street model in a rural setting.
We are doing a combination building & lot approach, with lots around the
green and attached, community-built housing along the street near the common
house. You can see our site plan at www.champlainvalleycohousing.org under
"Design."

Sheila

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Sandelin" <floriferous [at] msn.com>
To: <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 10:58 PM
Subject: RE: [C-L]_Lot development model cohousing [was: More affordable
housing ideas


> What you call cozy, some would call crowded. No, I have not yet seen a lot
> development model which does the street notion, with houses facing across
a
> street from each other. At Sharingwood, our pedestrian area is a loop,
with
> a large garden in the center which all the homes face into. The sort of
> dense, Urban crowding models promoted by the Cohousing Company tend not to
> be used in rural settings, where lot development is more likely to occur.
> One reason is perhaps because of zoning issues. We hired the Cohousing
> Company to help us with our pedestrian design, but the community rejected
> their street proposal, it didn't fit the rural nature of our community.
> Perhaps some other lot development group has done this?
>
> Rob Sandelin
> Sharingwood  www.sharingwood.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cohousing-l-admin [at] cohousing.org
> [mailto:cohousing-l-admin [at] cohousing.org]On Behalf Of Fred H Olson
> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 9:46 AM
> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Subject: [C-L]_Lot development model cohousing [was: More affordable
> housing ideas
>
>
> On Sun, 7 Apr 2002, Rob Sandelin floriferous [at] msn.com wrote:
>
> [Regarding lot development model cohousing}:
>
> >
> > Obviously developing land into lots uses more land than attached wall
> > housing does, although I suppose you could also create duplex lots or
> other
> > creative ways to share walls or structures.
> >
> > So If you decide to do this model, I would encourage you to put into
place
> > architectural review standards, where the community has to approve
plans,
> > and setup guideline as to maximum house size and costs, among other
> things.
> > This gives you some control over having too many oversized homes.
>
> Rob, a related consequence to using more land is that it affects the
> layout, making dense pedestrian street layouts more difficult, I imagine.
> Are you aware of any lot development model cohousing communities that have
> achieved the "cozy" feel and easy sight lines to multiple neighbors
> of communities like for example Puget Ridge?
>
> Fred
>
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