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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I support this. It will help bring down housing costs, and greater density is more environmentally friendly.[/quote]

In the city, green spaces and shade trees and resulting cooler spaces amid urban heat islands are definitely more environmentally friendly.  Hip upscale, mixed-use condo towers will neither bring prices down nor save corn fields in Frederick County.  Different market segments, different residential demographics.[/quote]

I am in favor of raising height limits a bit only if we can be sure that a significant proportion (at least 15%, perhaps?) of new development is devoted to affordable housing.[/quote]

That is one possible approach.  [/quote]

That would be a meaningless trade off.  Current law already requires 10 inclusive zoning units for all but the smallest projects.  And frequently PUDs include more than 10 percent.  The developer lobby would take 15 percent in a heartbeat for relaxing the height limit, laughing all the way.[/quote]

So allow a limited number of parcels with increased height, and auction the rights.  If there is still value after the affordable housing requirement, that will result in positive bids for the rights.  [/quote]

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