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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think my liberal CP neighbors are only giving in theory.  When it comes to living what they preach, they sign petitions and fight tooth and nail to have those pesky homeless as far away from them as possible.  Shameful. [/quote]

I feel sorry for the people in McLean Gardens and Idaho Ave.  First the Idaho folks got a semi-trailer loading dock for Cathedral Commons next to their homes, in a RESIDENTIAL zone, no less.  They put up with two years of construction at Cathedral Commons and now have to deal with the traffic that goes there.  Next they'll have a six-story shelter build next to their homes, and now there will be a three story concrete parking garage next to it.  To top it off, they'll lose access to a recreation facility and garden for two years.  The worst it, this was all done by decree.  There was no public process.  [/quote]

Buildings go up in the city all the time.  It's part of life.[/quote]

This is why we have zoning, for sound planning and so that investors and residents can have more settled expectations.  A tractor-trailer facility in a residential zone is not allowed.  A six-story building (plus mechanical story) is not allowed in a zone that limits height effectively to less than half that.  In both cases, special exceptions were or are being sought, to go around zoning.  In a major sense, this violates the covenant of fairness with those who purchase homes relying on zoning -- although in DC, it's not uncommon to see settled expectations and protection of rights slide away on greased skids (and palms?).  [/quote]

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