03-11-2025, 08:35 PM
(03-09-2025, 02:22 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: And because there are apparently maximum as well as minimum setbacks. I’m having trouble understanding this. So if I want to put up a tall building with a parklike area next to it, I need a zoning amendment, but if I just want to put in two towers I don’t?
Bizarre. This is another reminder to everybody that most of the best parts of the best cities were built prior to the existence of modern planning.
I mean, that seems reasonable to me? The other thing about that era of development was that buildings weren't built around cars, so everyone built up to a consistent street wall. But now, if you don't regulate building setbacks, developers will gladly push the whole building to the back near the parking and leave dead space facing the sidewalk. That rule is to prevent them for doing so, and ensure they create a walkable form.