Inspired by this book by David Sim of Gehl architects, I find there is much missing from the development rules that currently exist here in Sidney.
In this book, he describes that in Germany, “Baugruppen”- Builders groups- exist. So my idea is to permit property owners of adjacent properties to form a society and, once formed, to be able to build differently than regular property owners.
This book describes the building of low – max 3-4 story- courtyard structures that are built using layers of different uses, with the courtyards being used for everything from very private areas to semi-public areas.
As our town grapples with a housing crisis and aims to lower emissions from transportation as well as from buildings, different types of architecture will be required to achieve these goals. I think the ideas in this volume are both attractive as well as pragmatic and could be applied using many of the tools that already exist in our regulatory tool boxes.
Even if there were adjacent property owners participating in a co-op, and proposing a development that straddles property lines, would the zoning not prevent such a thing from happening because it violates setback requirements? Wouldn’t the combined properties have to be rezoned?
Inspired by this book by David Sim of Gehl architects, I find there is much missing from the development rules that currently exist here in Sidney.
In this book, he describes that in Germany, "Baugruppen"- Builders groups- exist. So my idea is to permit property owners of adjacent properties to form a society and, once formed, to be able to build differently than regular property owners.
This book describes the building of low - max 3-4 story- courtyard structures that are built using layers of different uses, with the courtyards being used for everything from very private areas to semi-public areas.
As our town grapples with a housing crisis and aims to lower emissions from transportation as well as from buildings, different types of architecture will be required to achieve these goals. I think the ideas in this volume are both attractive as well as pragmatic and could be applied using many of the tools that already exist in our regulatory tool boxes.
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HI, Eric. Is a building society the same as a co-op? What would prevent a development like you describe, if you look at the use and not the users?
Even if there were adjacent property owners participating in a co-op, and proposing a development that straddles property lines, would the zoning not prevent such a thing from happening because it violates setback requirements? Wouldn’t the combined properties have to be rezoned?