Comments on: First Draft of Floorplan http://www.100khouse.com/2007/11/17/first-draft-of-floorplan/ The former home of the 100k Blog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:21:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: chad http://www.100khouse.com/2007/11/17/first-draft-of-floorplan/comment-page-1/#comment-20 chad Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:40:32 +0000 http://100khouse.com/2007/11/17/first-draft-of-floorplan/#comment-20 Amen Amen

]]> By: lavardera http://www.100khouse.com/2007/11/17/first-draft-of-floorplan/comment-page-1/#comment-19 lavardera Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:59:18 +0000 http://100khouse.com/2007/11/17/first-draft-of-floorplan/#comment-19 Its good to see the trend for garages reversing. There is nothing worse than a row of houses with garage doors on the ground level - it just kills the street. And it does no favors for the organization of the interior of the house either. Its good to see the trend for garages reversing. There is nothing worse than a row of houses with garage doors on the ground level – it just kills the street. And it does no favors for the organization of the interior of the house either.

]]> By: chad http://www.100khouse.com/2007/11/17/first-draft-of-floorplan/comment-page-1/#comment-18 chad Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:24:20 +0000 http://100khouse.com/2007/11/17/first-draft-of-floorplan/#comment-18 Good question. These lots are zoned R10A and there is not a requirement to have off-street parking. Lately, the neighborhood communities have actually been discouraging garages for townhouses as it takes away from the shared parking capacity on the street for those without garages. Also, people have a tendency to fill their garages with junk and still park on the street... The other key factors for residential zoning without a variance in Philadelphia is to keep the lot coverage at or below 70% and the overall building height below 35'. We will be conforming to both of these requirements and should be able to obtain "over the counter" building permits due to the fact that we will not require a variance. This will shorten our time line and reduce costs of the overall project. Good question. These lots are zoned R10A and there is not a requirement to have off-street parking. Lately, the neighborhood communities have actually been discouraging garages for townhouses as it takes away from the shared parking capacity on the street for those without garages. Also, people have a tendency to fill their garages with junk and still park on the street…

The other key factors for residential zoning without a variance in Philadelphia is to keep the lot coverage at or below 70% and the overall building height below 35′. We will be conforming to both of these requirements and should be able to obtain “over the counter” building permits due to the fact that we will not require a variance. This will shorten our time line and reduce costs of the overall project.

]]> By: lavardera http://www.100khouse.com/2007/11/17/first-draft-of-floorplan/comment-page-1/#comment-17 lavardera Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:28:08 +0000 http://100khouse.com/2007/11/17/first-draft-of-floorplan/#comment-17 Is there no zoning requirement for on-site parking in the Kensington neighborhood? I thought there was in other neighborhoods with townhouse densities (and its bad for the design of the houses IMHO). Is there no zoning requirement for on-site parking in the Kensington neighborhood? I thought there was in other neighborhoods with townhouse densities (and its bad for the design of the houses IMHO).

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