Submission Statement : Article discusses an altercation/incident of a homeowner building a very large (some would say gaudy) ADU on his property. Approved by the county initially, then after a neighbor complains, is stuck in permitting nightmare. Relevant to this sub due to the desire of this sub to increase density and remove restrictive zoning. Is Nguyen a yimby hero, or did he take his project too far? Also why did the county approve this and then walk it back after complaints?
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short answer IMO is if it fits the zoning on the ground (setbacks, heights, etc) then that’s all that matters
longer answer is a lot of cities have zoning that often has greater entitlements than what’s built on the ground. this example is pretty absurd but you can find tons of neighborhoods where you have two-story flat-roofed houses that stick out like sore thumbs among smaller single-story houses with more ample yards. they are almost always built by-right, simply utilizing the maximum building envelope allowed by the zoning.
on one hand, i reckon that’s just the nature of things, places change over time, but i could definitely understand someone not being a fan of a taller structure coming up close to their house when it used to be a one-story house further away from the property line.
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Submission Statement : Article discusses an altercation/incident of a homeowner building a very large (some would say gaudy) ADU on his property. Approved by the county initially, then after a neighbor complains, is stuck in permitting nightmare. Relevant to this sub due to the desire of this sub to increase density and remove restrictive zoning. Is Nguyen a yimby hero, or did he take his project too far? Also why did the county approve this and then walk it back after complaints?
short answer IMO is if it fits the zoning on the ground (setbacks, heights, etc) then that’s all that matters
longer answer is a lot of cities have zoning that often has greater entitlements than what’s built on the ground. this example is pretty absurd but you can find tons of neighborhoods where you have two-story flat-roofed houses that stick out like sore thumbs among smaller single-story houses with more ample yards. they are almost always built by-right, simply utilizing the maximum building envelope allowed by the zoning.
on one hand, i reckon that’s just the nature of things, places change over time, but i could definitely understand someone not being a fan of a taller structure coming up close to their house when it used to be a one-story house further away from the property line.