HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-05-20 Public Comment - P. Neubauer - Armory appealFrom:Paul Neubauer
To:Agenda
Subject:Armory appeal
Date:Sunday, April 5, 2020 9:42:14 PM
April 5, 2020
Commissioners,
Reading the paper this morning, I became aware of the appeal being filed by Home Base / 5West Condo Assn. over the approvals granted to the Armory Hotel project.
I don’t know much about this issue other than what I read in the paper, experience in myneighborhood, and have learned in my years of volunteering at City Hall. Becoming aware ofthis just this morning did not allow me the time to further educate myself on the specifics.
Yet one thing about this really stands out.
Home Base seems to have no issue building high-density, multi-story buildings with exteriorlights and rooftop mechanical units on lots adjacent to residential Historical Districts, singlefamily homes, and R2 zoning, repeatedly and (not entirely) unreasonably.
Yet when someone else wants to do the same thing, in our downtown B3 core, surrounded byB3 commercial buildings, they then cry foul, complain of diminished property values, andexpect the city to step in and stop OTHERS from doing what THEY THEMSELVES havedone, in less appropriate places?
That is unreasonable, ironic, and hypocritical.
Barring any conditions I am unaware of, this appeal should be hastily dismissed.
Thank you for your time.
Paul Neubauer