The Lot That's Big Enough But Still Can't Be Split in Marietta
Big enough for two houses. Zoned for one.
Marietta's R-1 district caps density at 1 unit per acre — and separately requires a minimum floor area of 1,800 sqft per home. A lot that looks large enough to split often isn't, once both numbers apply at the same time.
The Insight
Density and floor area are two separate checks, not one. A lot can clear the density cap and still fail if the resulting homes don't hit the floor-area minimum — or vice versa. Most people check lot size, do the acreage math, and assume the split works from there.
Application
Before assuming a large R-1 lot can be subdivided, both numbers need to be checked against the actual buildable area — not just the total acreage. That's the site plan redrawn after a call to the planning office that most people don't budget for.
The IQLand Connection
IQLand surfaces both the density cap and the floor-area minimum for a specific parcel together, so the split math is checked before the plan is drawn, not after.
Closing Insight
Check both numbers before you assume the split works.
IQLand Team
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