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2001-08-05
The other day at work, a discussion on lot size
came up. Some one yapped on and on about acres, and how the typical
suburban lot is suppose to be a quarter acre. I then interjected that I
had no clue as to what an acre was until I found out it was 4000 m�. Then,
it I mentioned that the so-called quarter acre lot becomes a rational 1000
m�. I said that must make my lot 50 m x 20 m.
Well, this morning, I measured it. I was
surprised to find that the distance from the stakes in the ground along the
width was exactly 19.50 m using my Lufkin 50 m tape. The front to back was
46.60 m. This was from the back stake to the front stake, which is on the
edge of the side walk and does not include the sidewalk or tree lawn. The
side walk is 1.54 m wide and the tree lawn is 2.16 m wide. The side walk
and tree lawn are considered city property.
Not including the tree lawn or sidewalk, my area is
908.7 m�. Including my sidewalk and tree lawn, my area is 980.85
m�. Both of which fall short of 1000 m� and neither of which is a quarter
acre or close to it.
How do some of your plot sizes measure
up?
John
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