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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]good. the whole thing was just designed to make it harder to develop denser/more affordable housing. [/quote]

Is there a big need for that in CC?[/quote]

Yes, though I think PP is wrong that the historic district would stop it. Like all neighborhoods, CC needs more density along the major avenues (Conn and Nebraska) which are currently underutilized. That density would take the form of more multi-family housing, which is naturally cheaper (it IS a city after all -- density is a defining feature of urban space) but would also incorporate more retail level business which is good for the city's overall tax base. You can do all this without touching most of SFH in the neighborhood, though I think in buffer areas between commercial avenues and residential streets, people benefit from allowing conversion of SFHs to small condo buildings, as it offers greater variety of housing and also greats a more natural segue from the mixed-used commercial zones to the SFH areas -- you wind up with less friction between residents of small condo buildings (who are generally okay with more noise/traffic) and the commercial businesses, than you would between SFH owners who envision a suburban-style experience even if they are located less than a block from retail level business.[/quote]

You successfully included every YIMBY talking point/density bro talking point into a paragraph. These are not facts, but preferences. [/quote]

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