Looking ahead to downsize/retire

Hoping to retire soon, but want to downsize - preferably to something with NO common walls. A Cottage home sounds perfect! Have lived in a two-story residential home for too many years to retire only to listen to someone in another unit flush their toilet. Hope developers see the opportunity to build Cottage Homes, which could appeal to single working people as well as seniors.

However, no matter what type of housing, PARKING is incredibly important. For example, a multi-generational home will have multiple vehicles. That's just reality. Without requiring parking SCALED to the number of bedrooms, any "on-street" parking typically does NOT allow enough space for all the vehicles in a household. A two-bedroom apartment/condo/townhouse may have roommates, each with their own car, yet parking provided for only one vehicle. Both these examples show there is NOT ENOUGH PARKING!!!

As much as possible, a garage should be provided with housing units WITH the requirement that it is used for parking a vehicle (not just for storage).