09-09-2020, 06:03 PM
(09-09-2020, 02:03 PM)panamaniac Wrote:(09-09-2020, 12:27 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: Based on what? If it’s worth more as a residence than as commercial, what is the basis for forcing it to be commercial? I’m not sure people who make suggestions around the use of real estate consider just how little freedom they are implicitly saying property owners should have. Remember, all the best parts of the city were built pre-zoning.
I suppose it depends on what was agreed to in the first place, if the property required re-zoning. If the extra height was approved BECAUSE of the ground floor commercial, then the bar should be set fairly high for changing the use without revisiting the original rezoning/approval.
Yes, I agree that makes sense. If a deal is made, then everybody needs to abide by it. Under the circumstances described, it would be perfectly reasonable to say that reverting the ground floor to residential means the extra height can’t get built.