#zoning

#zoning

City staff recommended against the zoning change, arguing that the proposed LI-PDA zoning wasn't merited by the site's needs and would be inappropriate. They suggested using the controversial DB90 district instead.

"Wynn had joined Related on the project because it initially included a casino, but that proved to be a no-go for the local City Council member, Erik Bottcher."

This delay definitely kills the delivery of some housing units. And in this market, you're just not seeing new construction at all in a lot of sectors.

This isn't a zoning decision, it's a decision about who gets to live in the city and who gets pushed out. Without space for new students, the whole system starts to break down.

The Transit Residential land use designation should only be applied to areas adjacent to regional transit stations, identified Urban Villages or in other areas of the city that have existing residential development built at this density. The subject site does not meet any of those qualifications.

"Zoning is about the creation of dedicated spaces within a garden based on functionality, flow and ultimately location," says landscape designer Stuart Charles Towner.

"If we put a lot more of those spaces open for larger redevelopment, what's that going to mean for the folks that live there?" said Commissioner Hank Dempsey.