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PSLTC has developed a suburban house standard, which is presented below.
Jeff Pelletier did most of the thinking and work. The primary constraints
and goals of the standard are:
1) PSLTC typically uses roadplates with 7 x 2/3 sidewalks built up (that
is, seven studs on each side of the road (leaving 18 studs of road), built
up two plates from baseplate level)
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=151457
resulting in city blocks that are flat and rectangular with dimensions in
multiples of 32.
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1333906
2) We want housing modules to be able to plop down in the designated
suburban block(s) independently, and fit (like Moonbase modules). Thus,
the only planning constraint for the coordinator is "how many modules are
coming".
An example of the standard in action:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=2018289
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Housing lots are 32 studs wide and 48 studs deep (10''x15''), with the
back four studs covered with one layer of black tile (so when modules are
joined back-to-back, blocks have an eight-stud alley down the center).
Typically, modules will be built on baseplates, which will be lifted (to
roughly the height achieved by putting loose plates between table and
baseplate---in practice, foamcore is usually used).
The houses on lots have a maximal footprint of 20x20 studs at the
foundation: 12 studs away from the sidewalk (which is on the roadplate) in
front, 12 studs away from the alley in back (so, 16 studs from the back of
the lot), and 6 studs away from each side of the lot. These setbacks do
not apply to porches, garages, sheds, external stairs, etc.
Parking is expected to be off the alley---parking off the street would
require a custom-built roadplate in front of the house.
Fences are optional; easily-added or -removed fences are useful (since it
is usually unknown whether or not the adjacent lots will have a fence).
Example house:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1781573
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