On January 8, the HEP Board meets to support the NCD in Village West.
Item 1 is a discussion of the NCD and Item 5 is the Resolution in support of the incentives in the NCD.
It's unfortunate that the NCD makes Village West attractive to speculators and investors.
Land use attorney Frank Schnidman, asks, "How can you preserve the social and physical character of the neighborhood if you allow accessory dwelling units to turn single family lots into in effect duplex lots? How can you preserve the integrity of an historic site by allowing another building to be built on the lot? And, with no on-site parking requirements, the character of the streets will change as on-street parking will be the only option for all of these new-to-Village West residents. And, by not requiring owner occupancy of the primary home, you are opening the door to non-resident speculators and investors who can be absent landlords—decreasing home ownership in Village West (seems a return to prior times of absent landlords)."
But you can ask questions about this on Thursday, January 3, when the Historic Preservation staff will have a presentation at Armbrister Park (4000 Grand Avenue) from 7 to 8:30 pm.
Item 1 is a discussion of the NCD and Item 5 is the Resolution in support of the incentives in the NCD.
It's unfortunate that the NCD makes Village West attractive to speculators and investors.
Land use attorney Frank Schnidman, asks, "How can you preserve the social and physical character of the neighborhood if you allow accessory dwelling units to turn single family lots into in effect duplex lots? How can you preserve the integrity of an historic site by allowing another building to be built on the lot? And, with no on-site parking requirements, the character of the streets will change as on-street parking will be the only option for all of these new-to-Village West residents. And, by not requiring owner occupancy of the primary home, you are opening the door to non-resident speculators and investors who can be absent landlords—decreasing home ownership in Village West (seems a return to prior times of absent landlords)."
But you can ask questions about this on Thursday, January 3, when the Historic Preservation staff will have a presentation at Armbrister Park (4000 Grand Avenue) from 7 to 8:30 pm.
