To examine whether minimum-lot-size regulations limit housing density in cities often considered pro-growth, city planner Nolan Gray and economist Salim Furth examined four Texas cities: Frisco, Pflugerville, Round Rock, and Pearland. This is the ratio of actual lot size to the regulated minimum lot size. “Do minimum-lot-size regulations limit housing supply in Texas?” Mercatus Center at George Mason University. First, minimum-lot-size regulations typically don’t apply to parcels surveyed before the regulation was put in place. Minimum-lot-size regulations are just one of many regulations standing in the way.

Source: Forbes May 08, 2019 13:18 UTC