The St. Louis Board of Aldermen has taken steps to help ease an affordable housing shortage in the city.
The board on Friday approved without opposition a piece of legislation that reduces the lot size needed to build single and some two-family homes. Changes also were sent to Mayor Cara Spencer intended to make it easier for growing families to find housing.
Right now, a single-family home requires a lot of at least 4,000 square feet, while two-family homes must be built on lots that are at least 5,000 square feet. The first bill reduces the requirements to 2,000 square feet for single-family homes and 2,500 square feet for some two-family units. Other minimum lot sizes are left untouched…