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Originally Posted by Alpine

Exactly. I think this type of density will wreck havoc on actual liveability. Some of the top reasons to buy a sfh is for more space (for yourself and away from neighbours). But that will all disappear when these lots get split. Great if you have great neighbours, but we all know there will be that one neighbour that will ruin it for everyone. We need more planned developments around urban centres or major streets lined with commercial, not this unfettered development where each lot has 3-4 independent families living on it.

The story that SFH offers more privacy is a bit of a lie - virtually every SFH in East Van (see my previous posts on this topic) has at least a single suite and all the new ones have 3-4 families living in it (main house, 2 basement suites, and a laneway). Even on the west side of Vancouver all new builds have a separate suite. Of course you can choose not to rent out any of it but who can afford the house otherwise?

So splitting lots up into smaller lots doesn't add any more families to the area - the smaller lots would be too small to have more than 1 suite - so you still get the same density but you repackage it so it's more affordable.