An interesting land use application is going to CPC next week. It is a mid-block rezoning along 18th Ave NE in Tuxedo Park, going from R-C2 to a Direct Control on the M-CG district. More details in the
Report.
The CA is
opposed to it, and I can kind of see why. There is an accompanying DP
summary here:
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10 units where there used to be 1-2. I am not to worried about the density, or the reduced parking, but more so the built form a bit, that puts the second building (with the 2 upper units and 2 basement suites) much deeper into the parcel, to accommodate the parking stalls. In this particular instance, it might not be so bad, as the two homes on either side appear to be original ones that are likely destined for redevelopment. But, if you had a typical infill, with the garage closer to the lane, and one of these got built on either side of you, it would certainly make your yard feel very "walled in". Maybe that isn't a bad thing, but, like the CA letter says, is a mid-block parcel appropriate for this level of density, if it requires the amount of relaxations and compromises as this one does? Especially when there is no shortage of land along the more major corridors where higher density can go?