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Re:Canada bans foreign home buyers for two years by alistairSH on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @09:48AM (#31083029)
> If, for example, an existing zoning by-law permits only single detached houses in a particular geographic neighbourhood and the prevailing building type in that neighbourhood is single detached dwellings, then the

Totally agree with you.

I just returned home from a visit to Cape Canaveral, Florida. It has a true mixed residential pattern. Lots of singles, duplexes, and small apartment blocks mixed. Felt "natural", scaled well, etc. I'm sure there are problems, but from a short visit, it looked like a reasonable assortment of housing.

Hopefully this link works... https://www.google.com/maps/@28.3905172,-80.6008949,3a,75y,3...

That's a small single, with a small apartment block next door, with a slightly larger block two down.

https://www.google.com/maps/@28.3905172,-80.6008949,3a,75y,1...

Same spot, looking to other side of street, mostly duplexes, with a few singles.

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Re:Canada bans foreign home buyers for two years by gautamcgoel on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @04:45PM (#31088835)
Honestly, the pics you posted look amazing, we should try to encourage these kinds of neighborhoods as much as possible.
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