dhyatt
02-22-2007, 10:23 AM
If you blink you'll probably miss the biggest hoot at tonight's CTC meeting. Under 'Consent Agenda' for the Planning and Development Committee is Item 3.7 Future Town Wide Development Regulations (PL07-024 (http://www.townofcary.org/pd/pl07-024.htm))
You'll find 5 different topics that staff has been asked to look at but my personal favorite has to be:
Topic: Anti-monotony standards
Issue: Council has raised concerns regarding the aesthetics of monotony among residential units along a street. This usually occurs when tract builders offer a limited number of housing models to choose from, therefore constructing subdivisions where many of the units side-by-side look identical. Several jurisdictions throughout the nation have adopted anti-monotony regulations, which include regulations such as requiring like models to be separated by a different model, or require residential units to differ from one another by providing a variety of options including, but not limited to wall or siding materials, architectural style, roof type or shape, window and door orientation.
I'm all for varied architecture, especially when it's beige, but I have to wonder if this is something that should be legislated. I just don't get it... Builders will fight impact fees like crazy, yet voluntarily hand out plasma TV's, cover closing costs, contribute to local charities etc.. etc... (stating that these costs aren't passed on to the homebuyer which is B.S.) yet they evidently put up with this nonsense.
You'll find 5 different topics that staff has been asked to look at but my personal favorite has to be:
Topic: Anti-monotony standards
Issue: Council has raised concerns regarding the aesthetics of monotony among residential units along a street. This usually occurs when tract builders offer a limited number of housing models to choose from, therefore constructing subdivisions where many of the units side-by-side look identical. Several jurisdictions throughout the nation have adopted anti-monotony regulations, which include regulations such as requiring like models to be separated by a different model, or require residential units to differ from one another by providing a variety of options including, but not limited to wall or siding materials, architectural style, roof type or shape, window and door orientation.
I'm all for varied architecture, especially when it's beige, but I have to wonder if this is something that should be legislated. I just don't get it... Builders will fight impact fees like crazy, yet voluntarily hand out plasma TV's, cover closing costs, contribute to local charities etc.. etc... (stating that these costs aren't passed on to the homebuyer which is B.S.) yet they evidently put up with this nonsense.