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		dragonwriter on Jan 7, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Launch HN: Homestead (YC W20) – Lot-splitting to b... > HOAs are already dense Very often not, and a central part of their purpose is to prevent densification that might otherwise be allowed by law.

a1pulley on Jan 7, 2022 | [–]

This is correct. My city has two zones: min 1 acre SFH and min 2 acre SFH.

thrwn_frthr_awy on Jan 7, 2022 | [–]

Dense in the sense of land to building use, not people per square foot. You have a 3-5,000 square foot home for a family of four on a quarter acre lot.

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