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The plans approved for this site by the ZBA require a north face of the main building to be even with the north face of the buildings on either side. This particular structural detail was asked for by QVNA and agreed to by the builder, who presented the plans at the final QVNA meeting. The second we saw that construction was not following the plan, we contacted the owner and notified the on-site construction manager. Nothing came of it.
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Matt (Registered User)
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Matt (Registered User)
Eloquent, Dave! I actually suspect this particular departure from plan was a matter of miscommunication. The building plan was in motion, probably part of a whole series of projects, long before the modification was made to the design, and because so many people are involved, the revised design never made it into the construction plan. There's also a simple language barrier: the reasoning behind much of the neighbors' concerns is quite specific, and it's difficult to communicate that reasoning precisely. Without fully understanding *why* we asked for a building front that was even with adjacent building fronts, it was probably that much easier to proceed with the wrong plan.
If I'm right, this case is the exception. Witness the new restaurant on Washington. At what point did the owner--who we talked with in person on several occasions--decide to ignore the requirement (the City's, not ours) that the kitchen vent run inside her building? When she saw the pricetag for doing it according to code? When she realized nobody would stop her? At least the restaurant operators are honoring most of the other promises.
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