BIG HOUSES, SMALL LOTS TO GO? BURBANK MULLS RULES TO CURB 'MANSIONIZATION'.Byline: Alex (language) Alex - 1. A polymorphic language being developed by Stephen Crawley <sxc@itd.dtso.oz.au> of Defence Science & Tech Org, Australia. Alex has abstract data types, type inference and inheritance. 2. BURBANK Burbank, city (1990 pop. 93,643), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1911. Tourism and the entertainment industry are central to its economy; several motion-picture studios and television headquarters are here. Burbank's aerospace industry collapsed with the end of the Cold War. - The city is reviewing building rules that allow homes built nearly to the edge of property lines or that tower over neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. houses. ``Mansionization'' - large houses built on modest lots - has been a growing problem and some Burbank officials want to curb the phenomenon. ``If you want a mansion MANSION. This term is synonymous with house. (q.v.) 1 Chit. Pr. 167; 2 T. R. 502; 1 Tho. Co. Litt. 215, n. 35; 9 B. & C. 681; S. C. 17 E. C. L. R. 472, and the cases there cited; Com. Dig. Justices, P 5; 3 Serg. & Rawle, 199. , Burbank's not your city,'' said City Councilman Todd Todd , Sir Alexander Robertus 1907-1997. British chemist. He won a 1957 Nobel Prize for his study of nucleic acids and nucleotide structures. Campbell Campbell, city, United States Campbell, city (1990 pop. 36,048), Santa Clara co., W Calif., in the fertile Santa Clara valley; founded 1885, inc. 1952. . ``You should go where there's land available to do that kind of land use,'' he said. ``It would be a very, very different city if we allowed chaotic mansionization of properties. It would lose its feel as a hometown home·town n. The town or city of one's birth, rearing, or main residence. Noun 1. hometown - the town (or city) where you grew up or where you have your principal residence; "he never went back to his hometown again" .'' Building large houses on modest lots has become increasingly attractive as the price of real estate rises. As a result, 3,500-square-foot homes have become more common as homeowners seek to get the most out of their property, said Burbank Senior Planner Michael Forbes Michael Patrick Forbes (b. July 16 1952, Riverhead, New York) is a politician from the state of New York. Forbes graduated from the SUNY Albany. Forbes worked as an assistant for Sen. Al D'Amato and U.S. Rep. Connie Mack. . Officials are asking the public to weigh in on mansionization because the City Council in January asked for an examination of the issue. The city held a community meeting Thursday at the Buena Vista Branch Library to allow residents to voice opinions about lot coverage, height requirements and other concerns. ``I've gotten calls from people saying, There's no way this (house) could be legal. It's taking up too much of the lot.' And then you go check and it's perfectly legal,'' said City Councilwoman Stacey Murphy. Burbank allows homes to cover 60 percent of a lot, Forbes said. It has a height limit of 27 feet for a ceiling and 35 feet for a roof. The city is considering changes to the zoning code that would reduce the allowable lot coverage to 40 percent or 45 percent, and reduce the height limit to 21 feet for a ceiling and 29 feet for a roof. Ray Pearl, executive officer of the Building Industry Association, Greater L.A./Ventura Chapter, said the changes would be bad for homeowners, especially considering the rise in housing costs. ``If you're going to decrease the amount of area on a lot that you can build, what you're essentially saying is, in order to get the same home, you're going to have to increase the lot size,'' Pearl said. ``So what Burbank is considering is a path to ensure that housing remains expensive in the city of Burbank,'' he said. The typical Burbank single-family home covers 35 percent of the lot and has an 18-foot-high roof, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the city. The zoning changes being considered relate to areas designated for single-family homes, which comprise most of Burbank's residential neighborhoods, but not areas where multifamily dwellings are allowed. The council could be presented with the proposed zoning changes this summer. Alex Dobuzinskis, (818) 546-3304 alex.dobuzinskis(at)dailynews.com |
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