Generally, a variance is authorized if due to circumstances unique to the applicant's property itself and not shared by other property in the area, there exists an undue and unnecessary hardship created by the zoning regulations When is a Variance to depart from the Code legal? 1.The hardship...
That’s true, so I’ve finally made equivalent maps for the entire Chicago metro area. (The researchers who provided my original data, Sean Riordan and Kendra Bischoff,made their own mapsa little bit ago, andWhet Moser madesome valuable graphs from their data. I’m going to use my own ...
“I really resent that place falling apart,” said Peter Hoffman, one of the complainants, who lives catty-cornered from the old country store in an even older wood-frame building — the area’s original two-story 1904 schoolhouse, which is immaculately maintained. “Locals and tourists knock...
The most dominant theme found in the questionnaire comments was fear of over- regulation, confirming that many boaters are wary of additional restrictions being applied to a marine area that already contains a variety of regulations pertaining to harvesting, waste disposal, and navigation. Such ...
The data system and land-use intensity (LUI) scale define: (1) The total floor area of a project in relation to total land area; (2) the minimum open space, outdoor livability space, and recreation space, in relation to the total floor area; and (3) the minimum amount of automobile...
We take the Baishanzu National Park in China as an example to carry out an empirical study. By quantifying the level of resistance to ecological risk in the core protected area, as well as the economic value of ecological resources in the general control area, we categorized the Baishanzu ...
Now it will be up to towns and cities to regulate where medical marijuana centers will be located within their borders — for example, near a hospital, in an industrial area or away from schools or residential areas. This is the first legal ruling involving medical marijuana in the Commonwealt...
A view of the surrounding area shows numerous buildings in violation of height restrictions, many of them also leasing their penthouses to carriers. India is known for having thousands of cell towers that have been constructed illegally.
A senior planner said the town does not have an ordinance banning cell phone towers and the only place they are restricted is in the Town Center planned area. New telecommunication towers are permitted within the Industrial Management district, and wireless antennas that are concealed within a stru...
zoning can limit the maximum height of buildings in a given area regardless of the type of construction allowed. High-rise residences or offices could be banned on particular parcels through zoning, regardless of whether the buildings otherwise comply with the laws. ...