Population and Housing

[danbrotherston]

Current minimum lot size in Kitchener is 235m² in Kitchener. Add 20% for roads and other infrastructure, about 34ha.

20% for other infra is a low estimate at best. Roads consume a shocking amount of space in our cities, typically between 25% and 40% of total land area, and then you need to include space for things like stormwater management systems, schools, fire stations, parks, commercial plazas. It is highly unlikely that even 50% of land would be used for lots.

And in any case, the minimum lot size is not a good measure of average lot size, almost by definition.