OFA supports reducing or removing minimum lot size requirements in urban areas because large minimum lot sizes restrict densification, encourage car-dependent sprawl, increase municipal service costs, and contribute to farmland loss by pushing urban boundaries outward. Allowing smaller lots under a provincial standard would help direct growth inward and ease development pressure on farmland.

In contrast, OFA opposes small residential lots in rural areas because they fragment farmland, create land-use conflicts (including minimum distance separation issues), increase traffic conflicts with farm equipment, and strain local groundwater and septic capacity. Farmland remains more tax-efficient and provides significant economic and environmental benefits.