Because typical houses are out of reach for many, it is being proposed that cities allow smaller starter homes to be developed. But those homes' designs MUST consider human dignity. Squeezing more houses onto a lot by reducing their size and the size of the lots they sit on is not a solution to our housing affordability problem. Yes, let's build smaller houses but don't take away the whole point of home ownership by eliminating privacy. So you own your home but you can hear your neighbor snoring or flushing their toilet? No. There is no dignity, no pride of ownership in that situation. Lots should not be any smaller than 5,000sf. Let's create communities of separate single family homes with actual useful yards instead of giving developers more power to further erode society by forcing us to live in rat mazes.
Michael House
North side
Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star.
Follow these steps to easily submit a letter to the editor or guest opinion to the Arizona Daily Star.
