Smaller the Home Bigger the Tree

In Mexico, the smaller the village, the bigger the festival. In Dallas, the smaller the house, the bigger the tree. While some of the largest trees are at original estate homes, it is increasingly true that the smaller homes often have the largest trees. The Craftsman bungalows in Mt. Auburn, Midway Hollow, and Junius Heights are small enough to have a proportional backyard where a 100-year-old tree can thrive. The City of Dallas’ proposal is to allow new backyard 700 sf rental houses which essentially condemns this size house and this size tree. Investors would have incentive to tear down the 1100 sf houses to build new 2800 sf houses with a 700 sf backyard rental house. Enacted, this ordinance would give investors incentive to add a 1000 sf popup addition to 1800 sf Craftsman bungalows to make them 2800 sf, large enough to allow them to build a 700 sf rental house in the backyard. Either way, the small house goes, as does the tree, and it is replaced with a 2800 sf/700 sf investor template. Housing and price diversity in older neighborhoods disappears with 50 ft x150 ft sflots. See article Backyard Rental Houses will Devastate Neighborhoods. http://douglasnewby.com/2018/06/backyard-rental-houses-devastate-neighborhoods/
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