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Urban Thinking => Urban Issues => Topic started by: Tacachale on December 05, 2022, 12:59:05 PM

Title: Modern zoning laws make your Christmas Village illegal
Post by: Tacachale on December 05, 2022, 12:59:05 PM
(https://photos.moderncities.com/Other/Christmas-Village/i-6cvsZzv/0/1ce040c2/X2/IMG_1644-X2.jpg)

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You may think your miniature Christmas Village is a quaint tribute to the building traditions of yesteryear. However, its walkable, mixed-use, architecturally diverse layout is a flagrant violation of modern zoning laws and an affront to the single-family development ascendancy.

Read more: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/modern-zoning-laws-make-your-christmas-village-illegal/
Title: Re: Modern zoning laws make your Christmas Village illegal
Post by: Captain Zissou on December 05, 2022, 01:18:55 PM
This is awesome.  Great job Bill.  It's unfortunate, however, that I can think of many instances in our fair city where some of these issues have come up and the city has ruled against smart, dense, urban neighborhood development.
Title: Re: Modern zoning laws make your Christmas Village illegal
Post by: Charles Hunter on December 05, 2022, 02:07:15 PM
And this doesn't even consider the complaints about livestock in a residential zone, and then there's the unauthorized landing of aircraft.
Title: Re: Modern zoning laws make your Christmas Village illegal
Post by: sandyshoes on December 05, 2022, 04:18:50 PM
 ;D ...even if the livestock are flying the aircraft over their own residential zone? 
Title: Re: Modern zoning laws make your Christmas Village illegal
Post by: Charles Hunter on December 05, 2022, 05:04:48 PM
^ especially in that case

Although, getting Code Compliance to respond on a Holiday Weekend seems unlikely.
Title: Re: Modern zoning laws make your Christmas Village illegal
Post by: jcjohnpaint on December 05, 2022, 07:44:07 PM
Well Done!
Title: Re: Modern zoning laws make your Christmas Village illegal
Post by: jaxlongtimer on December 05, 2022, 09:46:22 PM
Agree, well done!  Even if it is written assuming that there are no vehicles and that all our good citizens and businesses act respectfully toward each other at all times (a true holiday miracle).  When all of this comes to pass, prepare for the end of the world :).

P.S.  I think you missed one opportunity... the "townhome" to the far right of the line is labeled a hotel.  Scandalous!  A bordello in the middle of housing (see the madam that did just that in a gated Deerwood home a few years ago  ;D )
Title: Re: Modern zoning laws make your Christmas Village illegal
Post by: Tacachale on December 05, 2022, 09:55:24 PM
Quote from: jaxlongtimer on December 05, 2022, 09:46:22 PM
Agree, well done!  Even if it is written assuming that there are no vehicles and that all our good citizens and businesses act respectfully toward each other at all times (a true holiday miracle).  When all of this comes to pass, prepare for the end of the world :).

P.S.  I think you missed one opportunity... the "townhome" to the far right of the line is labeled a hotel.  Scandalous!  A bordello in the middle of housing (see the madam that did just that in a gated Deerwood home a few years ago  ;D )

Haha, good catch! I'll alert code compliance.
Title: Re: Modern zoning laws make your Christmas Village illegal
Post by: Jagsdrew on December 06, 2022, 09:44:59 AM
This Christmas village is missing an elevated expressway right through the middle of the town and parking garages.