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Height
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What Will It Cover?
The Subject area on height will include discussions about how height is measured, the relationship of the Height Act with zoning, roof structures, stories, and other issues that relate to the height of buildings. This area will not examine raising or lowering the limits on height under zoning or the Height Act.
Work Group Meetings
Meetings were conducted on the following dates:
January 29, 2008
February 5, 2008
February 12, 2008
February 19, 2008
March 4, 2008
Moving Forward
The final recommendations were heard by the Zoning Commission at a Public Hearing held on September 25, 2009. To see the full transcript of the public hearing, you can read the Zoning Commission transcript of case 08-06-1on their site here. The Zoning Commission provided informal guidance on the Height recommendations to the Office of Planning on January 5, 2009. This informal guidance is located below in the documents section.
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We are currently experiencing technical difficulty with documents and images on the site. Thank you for your patience. If you need assistance with documents or images, please contact Dan Emerine.
What Will It Cover?
The Subject area on height will include discussions about how height is measured, the relationship of the Height Act with zoning, roof structures, stories, and other issues that relate to the height of buildings. This area will not examine raising or lowering the limits on height under zoning or the Height Act.
Work Group Meetings
Meetings were conducted on the following dates:
January 29, 2008
February 5, 2008
February 12, 2008
February 19, 2008
March 4, 2008
Moving Forward
The final recommendations were heard by the Zoning Commission at a Public Hearing held on September 25, 2009. To see the full transcript of the public hearing, you can read the Zoning Commission transcript of case 08-06-1on their site here. The Zoning Commission provided informal guidance on the Height recommendations to the Office of Planning on January 5, 2009. This informal guidance is located below in the documents section.
To sign up for email updates on this or other subject areas Click here.
Questions? Click here.
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Height Documents (7) |
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04-May-2012 | Zoning Update Fact Sheet - Height - This fact sheet describes problems with the current method of determining building height in low-density residential zones, and explains OP's proposals for changing some of these rules. |
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29-Jul-2010 | Zoning Commission Conceptual Guidance - This document is an informal summary of Zoning Commission conceptual guidance provided to the Office of Planning on January 5, 2009. |
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02-Dec-2008 | OP Supplemental Report to Zoning Commission Dec 1 |
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25-Sep-2008 | Public Hearing Powerpoint |
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17-Sep-2008 | Height Recommendations for Zoning Commission - This is the version of recommendations for the Zoning Commission, with edits post-Task Force review. |
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01-Jul-2008 | OLD Draft Height Regulations - Originally drafted language for Draft Height Regulations. |
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28-May-2008 | Public Hearing Notice - Zoning Commission hearing notice |
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Background Documents (3) |
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Date | Title/Description |
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12-Feb-2008 | Height in the Comprehensive Plan - Height Policies in the Comp Plan |
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12-Feb-2008 | Height in the Existing Zoning Regulations - Height references in existing regs |
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12-Feb-2008 | 1910 Height of Buildings Act |
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Height Powerpoints (4) |
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Date | Title/Description |
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03-Jul-2008 | Height Powerpoint #1 |
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03-Jul-2008 | Height Powerpoint #2 |
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03-Jul-2008 | Height Powerpoint #3 |
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03-Jul-2008 | Height Powerpoint #4 |