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Originally Posted by Domer2019
the intent is to stop what's there from being cut down, not to prohibit taller trees from growing or being planted.
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That was the understanding of historic preservation circa 1970 in Chicago: don't tear down beautiful buildings that have somehow survived, but noncontributing lots or structures are a free-fire zone subject only to zoning controls.
But most folks today—including the language in Chicago's preservation ordinance and regulations—think preservation of a district means that the
toute ensemble has been deemed worthy of protection, including protection from insensitive new development of a vastly different scale. I challenge anyone to explain how a 1003-foot tower in this location, shooting straight up from the sidewalk with no setbacks, can be thought of as
sensitive to its context.
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