Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: chickens in cohousing / urban density

[Kay Wilson Fisk (kwwilson]

> Does anyone know what the definition of "urban" was? Or any of the
categories?

Craig's statement implies that the definition of "urban" may have been
subjective:

>> In the recent 2008 Cohousing Census, Betsy Morris found this
_self-reported distribution_ (for 109 Cohousing Communities):
>> 40% Urban

However, a common rule of thumb for "urban density" in western Washington is
a minimum of 4 dwelling units per acre:

        "The principle of 4 dwelling units per acre for urban growth is not
to be seen as an inflexible requirement but as a general rule of thumb."
(Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board)

http://www.cob.org/documents/planning/gma-urban-densities.pdf

Four units per acre amounts to a lot size of about 100' X 100' plus streets.

Kay
~~~
Meadow Wood Cohousing in Bremerton, WA



-----Original Message-----
From: Sharon Villines [mailto:sharon [at] sharonvillines.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 5:57 AM
To: Craig [at] Songaia.com; Cohousing-L
Subject: Re: [C-L]_ chickens in cohousing


On Jul 8, 2008, at 6:24 PM, Craig Ragland wrote:

Does anyone know what the definition of "urban" was? Or any of the
categories?
> 40% Urban
> 22% Small Town
> 21% Rural
> 17% Suburban

Sharon
----
Sharon Villines in Washington DC
Where all roads lead to Casablanca



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