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"By right" means that you can just build it without having to apply for any specific exceptions, go through hearings, etc... "Light commercial" means things li
by davidw 7y ago
"By right" means that you can just build it without having to apply for any specific exceptions, go through hearings, etc...
"Light commercial" means things like small corner stores, barber shops, local restaurants, stuff like that. There are legit reasons to not want, say, a tannery right next to housing.
- Legogris 7y agoAh, right, indeed. Related to the thread, I don't see how banning "#5 Live/work units of ground level retail and second and third story housing" makes any sense. These can be a game-changer for local town life.
- dsr_ 7y agoThe only bad thing about them is that they tend not to be accessible for people who have difficulty climbing steps... which is fine as long as there's lots more available housing which is accessible. I lived in an apartment over a specialty supply company one summer; it was a great bicycle commute to work, walking distance to a supermarket, and nobody was actually in the ground floor at the times I was home, so they certainly didn't care if I played music loudly or thumped furniture across the floor.
- dredmorbius 7y agoEven a shoe-repair or nail salon can be noxious in confined spaces, say an indoor or underground mall. That despite these nominally being "commercial" rather than "industrial" use. Restaurants and bakeries possibly as well, for smoke, oder, and (for restaurants and bars), late-evening / night noise and disruption.