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Originally Posted by esquire
I think the logic behind a raised minimum height on Portage, Main and Broadway is because of the sheer width of those streets. You could have Corydon lined with 2-storey buildings and it would still feel reasonably urban, but it's a narrow street compared to those others. On Main that wouldn't necessarily be the case. You need a slightly taller building to create a proper urban environment.
I don't know... on one hand having a busy restaurant basically a block closer to Portage & Main than it was before isn't a bad thing, but does the city want minimum 35 foot buildings along Main Street or not? If council gives in easily and grants an exception, then that will be the end of the 35 foot minimum.
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Not necessarily. Generally precedence is used to guide usage. It doesn't often just have carte blance application. The city can easily say that there's a history of successful operation of a restaurant here and that it's a net benefit to the city to let them expand and create more value. On the other hand, if somebody wanted to build a retail strip there at a single storey using the restaurant as grounds, both the city and developer would need a more holistic argument than 'there's already a building under 35' up the street'.
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