completed in phases, in which phase I is design to hold a new three story independent living facility in the south portion of the lot, corner of S. Webster Ave and Herschel Street. The lot zone is MF-22 Multi-Family Residential. Per Table 3.4-1 of the City of Lakeland Development Code the maximum setback to a local street is 20’ and the minimum frontage build out is 60%. In order to build the independent living facility on this lot, this variance request is to: 1. Extension of the 20’ maximum setback
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From September to June, I live in the hallowed “Orange Bubble”— Princeton, New Jersey. About an hour south from my hometown of Clifton, Princeton offers me a state-of-the-art education and endless opportunities. However, this summer, I would like a change of scenery. I would like to walk the historic streets of Athens, Greece as in intern at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. The Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s mission is one that is particularly appealing to me. There are many organizations around
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On the corner of Broad and some street near VCU’s campus there is a man who day after day leaves a large backpack, clothes spilling out of it, sitting on a bench next to a bus stop. I’ve never seen the man whose home is contained in the bag, but apparently he feels comfortable enough leaving his life in a public area believing nobody will tamper with his belongings. I’ve never seen anyone doing so. We would never steal from the man, who trusts the world enough to put it out for anyone to see, yet
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outer edges of the site (fig. 1) and along St. Clair (fig. 2). Hulchanski (2010) argues that “some of the increases in incomes and housing prices occurring in City #1 could very well result in spillover gentrification into adjacent, relatively low-income census tracts that are part of City #2 ”(p. 14). While Hulchanski wrote The Three Cities Within Toronto when this was only a possibility, it is now a strong reality. For example, the intersection of Davenport and Christie shows signs of gentrification
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different, with those organisations responding that increased population and urbanisation would mean that there would be more land degradation, energy usage, pollution and destruction of flora and fauna habitats. The location of this issue would be in the City of Sydney, CBD, and surrounding suburbs although the impacts of this issue will be felt around the world as Sydney and Australia as whole is one the world’s largest economies and energy suppliers. Nevertheless the increasing population will impact
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Pelandale Avenue, and to the west of Sisk Road and Highway 99. The boundary will leave Modesto with 10,000 acres for development. This boundary will benefit Modesto by protecting prime farmland and critical groundwater recharge areas while providing the city with a sufficient amount of land for development.
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areas. Characteristics such as narrow streets, wide sidewalks, and buildings built to the property line remain in older parts of downtown fort worth. Unlike the new plan, the outdated sections of the city were built under the principle of traditional urbanism. For example,” the majority of the city has developed in a suburban configuration, where the scale and layout of new development requires use of an automobile, with parking lots between sidewalks and storefronts (Fort Worth).” This makes it
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In the 1991 American hood drama film, Boyz N the Hood, many global and urban planning issues are exemplified through the urban neighborhood, also referred to as the hood, in South Central Los Angeles. The film puts into perspective the effect gun violence, gentrification and role model relationships in an urban slum. The creation of these urban slums comes directly from a term known as gentrification. Gentrification is the process of shifting an urban community towards a wealthier one by removing
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kids. A fence may be even more important out in the country if you need to keep wildlife out of your garden and away from your pets. However, when you live in the country, you don't want a privacy fence that makes you feel like you still live in the city. Instead, a chain link fence is ideal. Here are a few reasons why. Unobstructed Views A big perk of living in the country is being surrounded by a beautiful view whether it's a lake, colorful trees, or farm land. A chain link fence will protect your
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One feature I noticed, was the Barter System. As you can see from the picture, there are people doing some time of business. Also, you notice that there is exchanging of items for other items, or trading. You see different types of people, bringing goods from other places to come trade as you can see. This part of the painting signifies change during time, because it promoted urbanization and also helped boost the economy which helped increase the population and the activity. Another feature I noticed
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