Hi,
I live on a 1 block long dead end street. There's been a 12,000 sqft empty lot on that street, with one house separating me at that lot. I just got a notice that the land owner wants to split it, and build 2 duplexes.
My immediate thought is that I wish I was building them. Portland rent prices are crazy right now!
My second though is, dammit, there goes my neighborhood!
I know that it likely won't be a problem, and I'm being a little bit NIMBY about it. I'm bordered on 2 sides by apartment complexes already, but there is a tall chainlink fence on their side, plus a wood one on my side, that keeps the tenants from being on my street much... haven't experienced much crime or anything like that. I'm even friends with a couple of them. It may be different if improperly screened tenants are residing on my street... suddenly it isn't a three block trip to swipe something from my back yard.
Secondly, is parking. The on-street parking is already crowded on this street, and adding 4 families is going to make it a disaster. I don't know if code requires off-street parking for a place like that, I don't think it specifically does. If not, is there anything I can do to ensure some is created?