Architectural bureaucracy [RE-wrenches]

[William Korthof]

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At $200-$300/hour for the attorney you'll probably need, plus your
own time at $0.02/hour (ha ha) or more, plus the cost of delaying
project approval----the "pay the fee" approach is often the easiest
cheapest and quickest method. "Cost of doing business..."?


/wk


At 10:15 PM 1/13/2004, you wrote:
>Friends:
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>I am doing a commercial PV installation in a downtown area.  The project 
>is in a "Historical District."  The junior planner reviewing the permit 
>application is making hints that the panels can not be allowed to be seen 
>from the street.  My research indicates that if it is anticipated that any 
>portion of the modules can be seen from the street, the project needs to 
>be reviewed by the Architectural Review Board and the "Cultural Heritage 
>Commission" (or some similarly named bodies), at about $1,000.00 per review.
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>Can a city planner mandate this?  Is there any state law or case law that 
>protects a citizens right to collect sunlight without undue governmental 
>obstruction?
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>I appreciate any input on this.
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>William Miller
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