BYP has officially submitted our final Green Code comments to the City of Buffalo Common Council. We hope to see you tomorrow at 10am at 450 Masten Ave. for the last Green Code public hearing ever before the decisions are made!
You can read our official comments here: BYP Green Code Comments 2016
THE TOP 10 HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR GREEN CODE COMMENT PROPOSAL INCLUDE:
- Expressly allow the City Planning Board, as a condition of site plan approval for new projects, to require retention of buildings listed or deemed eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places
- Authorize the Preservation Board to pause demolition permits to facilitate the local landmark nomination process
- Require site plan approval prior to demolition of any structure in any neighborhood zone, allowing the Department of Permit and Inspection Services to waive this requirement only for demolitions necessary for public health and safety
- Kick off the process to adopt a preservation plan and appoint a project advisory committee to guide the process
- Undertake a comprehensive rewrite and modernization of the preservation ordinance to ensure consistency with New York State best practice
- Incorporate a revised preservation ordinance into the Green Code after the Green Code is adopted, ensuring a truly “unified” development ordinance
- Extend the legacy commercial provisions to all corner lots in N-@R and N-3R to encourage the creation of small scale neighborhood markets, cafés and eateries similar to Tipico, Betty’s and E.M.Tea Coffee Cup.
- Support the elimination of the minimum parking requirement
- Protect as-of-right zoning for multi-family, row houses, and carriage houses in the N-2R and N-3R zones, allowing neighborhoods to develop with a full set of housing choices for all ages, abilities, and incomes
- Prohibit Dryvit on all facades that face the public right-of-way
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