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Ken Fisher explains zoning differences and height limits

2:23:25

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44 sec

Ken Fisher responds to Council Member Riley's question, explaining the similarities and differences between the R8X and R8 zoning designations. He focuses on the height limit as the main distinction.

  • Both zoning designations have the same Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
  • The proposed R8X has a 175-foot height limit, while R8 allows for greater height (up to 230 feet)
  • Fisher's team is seeking a modest height increase to 215 feet, not the full 230 feet allowed by R8
Ken Fisher
2:23:25
The zoning designations are very similar.
2:23:28
The amount of SAR is the same.
2:23:32
The principal distinction is that the proposal from city planning has a 175 foot height limit.
2:23:40
Whereas if we were to do an R 8 x, it would be able to go higher.
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2:23:46
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Ken Fisher
2:23:46
think it would actually go as high as 230, but we're not seeking that.
2:23:51
So whether it's done technically through a modification of the RADX or a different zoning designation with some type of limitation in the text, I would leave to your distinguished counsel.
2:24:06
But effectively, that's the only difference.
2:24:08
It's the high limit.
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