Charges for services are supposed to be tied to actual costs related to the work needed. Can the city provide a breakdown in staff time and related costs, i.e., printing, postage, etc. to justify a $4,944.00 fee? The zoning determination question submitted is also related to the project itself, not to individual lots. How can (64)1891 lots, which have been significantly modified, not be considered a major subdivision subject to a full and public review process? That does not require a lot by lot review. These are the questions that needed to be asked.
Could the Advance explain the underlying issues in this argument? Is it a question of the validity of grandfather clauses in determining whether an existing use or older legal status, which conflicts with new regulations, is still valid? If time erodes zoning validity, how much time does it?
If the neighborhood coalition has its way, would that undermine the use, say, of alleyways in the older part of the city that have been taken over by neighboring houses?
Try the entire 1300 block of Buckner Street. Now closed off to thru traffic between Stafford Ave and Augustine Ave because it's been taken over by the Catholic church. How did the city lose it? What can be done to re-instate the plat?
Charges for services are supposed to be tied to actual costs related to the work needed. Can the city provide a breakdown in staff time and related costs, i.e., printing, postage, etc. to justify a $4,944.00 fee? The zoning determination question submitted is also related to the project itself, not to individual lots. How can (64)1891 lots, which have been significantly modified, not be considered a major subdivision subject to a full and public review process? That does not require a lot by lot review. These are the questions that needed to be asked.
Poorly planned. Turn it down and move on. Not good for the city or those near it.
Could the Advance explain the underlying issues in this argument? Is it a question of the validity of grandfather clauses in determining whether an existing use or older legal status, which conflicts with new regulations, is still valid? If time erodes zoning validity, how much time does it?
If the neighborhood coalition has its way, would that undermine the use, say, of alleyways in the older part of the city that have been taken over by neighboring houses?
Try the entire 1300 block of Buckner Street. Now closed off to thru traffic between Stafford Ave and Augustine Ave because it's been taken over by the Catholic church. How did the city lose it? What can be done to re-instate the plat?