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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the county should prioritize denser housing along existing commercial corridors. Giving developers carte blanche to build 6 and 8-plex monsters in the middle of SFH neighborhoods just sounds...ill advised.[/quote]

MM housing in residential neighborhoods would have the same setbacks of a SFH. They wouldn’t be any more of a monster than the standard Arlington McMansion. [/quote]

Except the zoning board seems to make it very easy to get an exemption from the setback rules (I got one and it was NBD). Saying these homes will be subject to the rules doesn;t really mean anything if no one has to follow the rules. [But please don't make me get rid of my screened in porch that violates the side setback rules].[/quote]

That’s a separate issue. I’m in favor of increasing setbacks for all housing types and limiting impervious surface area (including driveways and patios) in residential neighborhoods, buts that not what’s being considered here. [/quote]

Yes but it does not really put minds at ease to say that people should not worry about the new MM development since the setback rules will still be in place when it is super easy for developers to get exemptions to those rules. If they want to change zoning to allow more MM housing they should add something saying that the zoning board can't grant zoning variances for MM development. [/quote]

Why is a variance for a single family home more acceptable than one for a duplex? Either every housing type can seek one or no one should be able to. [/quote]

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