Seattle Seeks Crackdown on 'Megahomes'

"After years of complaints about suburban-sized homes that devour lawns and encroach on neighbors, the Seattle City Council plans next month to consider limiting the size of some larger homes in single-family neighborhoods."

"But changes that politically are palatable enough to pass may not quiet neighbors' objections entirely."

"Some homeowners have moved rather than live next to a new, sun-blocking behemoth that invades their sense of privacy. Frustrated by a lack of control over city codes, others have bought adjacent property to keep it out of builders' hands."

"But for everyone who mourns the affordable bungalow lost to a bulldozer, there are others who object to limiting what they can do with expensive single-family real estate."