Why allow the increased density only for affordable housing projects? The purpose of the zoning code is to protect the "health, safety, and welfare" of the community. Either you are endangering the "health, safety, and welfare" of the community by allowing the increased density for affordable housing, or the density restrictions for "non-affordable" housing are arbitrary.
To have two different density requirements, one for affordable housing and one for "non affordable housing" is utterly rediculous. What's next, relief from the code's out of control parking requirements for sushi restaurants, but not for burger joints? The bottom line is that, in many instances, the new zoning code is too draconian. Instead of carving out exceptions and granting variances to favored players -- here the affordable housing industry -- the most onerous restrictions in the new code should be rolled back for everyone. Dave Harstad Whittier __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
