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This issue of "standing" is important in zoning matters, of course. In
this case, I believe that an extended geographical radius is appropriate
because Penn's history shows that a precedent may be set if the variance
in question were allowed, which affects a broad area of West Philadelphia.
not only that, but shca called this meeting, and barry
grossbach wrote that "neighbors will have a full opportunity
to ask questions and offer comments about the project, and
the committee will take all comments into consideration in
its deliberations.... please feel free to share this
information with anyone who might be interested." this is in
accordance with shca's zoning committee's mission statement:
Zoning
Spruce Hill's zoning committee provides a forum for
community response to pending requests for changes in
zoning classifications on existing structures, and to
impact new developments that require zoning variances for
land use and/or density. The committee approves
guidelines that establish precedents for the committee to
follow in addressing specific kinds of cases. Zoning
represents an indispensable tool for community control
over development within its neighborhood boundaries.
Our primary goal is the retention of single-family
housing in Spruce Hill, and the conversion of existing
multi-family housing to owner-occupancy. Given that so
much of Spruce Hill’s population is composed of renters
and transients, the emphasis on retaining and expanding a
home-owning base is critical for the neighborhood’s
advancement and progress and stability. For information,
contact Barry Grossbach.
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bear in mind that none of the neighbors would have to stand
up and speak about this in the first place, if uchs and shca
had rejected, outright, the hotel proposal when they first
learned about it (prior to the october 2007 article). if
uchs was truly committed to preservation it would have
rejected an 11-story hotel which is so out of character with
the surrounding blocks and attached to a 3 story historic
mansion, leaving the mansion in permanent shadow; if shca
was truly committed to retaining single-family housing and
converting multi-family housing to owner-occupancy, it would
have rejected an 11-story hotel to be built where it is.
are shca or uchs committed to this neighborhood? to its
neighbors? at what point will we know that they are?
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