DENVER — Those skinny, inward-facing houses called slot homes will have to operate under new rules in Denver.
Monday night, Denver city council unanimously approved new rules for those types of homes.
They'll require porches and windows to be on the street side. The buildings will also have to be more pedestrian-oriented and face tighter height restrictions.
Slot homes began popping up in Denver in 2012 as a way to accommodate the city's rapid population boom. Typically, developers will purchase a single-family home, or lot, and raze it before building their slot homes. They face inward so they can use as much of the lot space as possible, maximizing density.
The city assigned a slot home task force to try and amend zoning regulations so the townhomes could better fit in in the neighborhoods they are built.
Denver has said it is thinking of increasing the number of design reviews needed to build slot homes as a way to address their aesthetics.'
