Minimum lot sizes reduced in Austin to boost housing affordability

The Austin City Council passed controversial changes to the city's land development code, reducing minimum lot sizes for single-family homes from 5,750 to 1,800 square feet and building buffers from 540 to 60 feet, in an effort to address the housing affordability crisis and encourage greater density, despite concerns about potential negative consequences.
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