Talk:Patio home

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This website does not mention setbacks in its definition of a patio home. Also, searching for "what is a patio home" on Google doesn't mention the setback.

I am not a real estate expert but I think that a patio home does not always imply that the land is held collectivly. In some locales (the Houston, TX area for example) patio homes are on small but individually owned plots of land (possibly with a zero setback on one side) with the goal of minimizing land costs and yard work while still providing free standing (no common walls) single family housing.

I agree. Patio Home does not require common ownership of the land. We develop patio homes on fee simple land. The definition should be a small lot (5,000sf or less lot size) single family detached home with limited yard space allowing for a patio and sufficent landscaping to soften the exterior or buffer adjecent homes or uses. The intent is to allow for a detached home with some level of privacy while minimizing exterior maintance responsabilities of the home owner.