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No one's diminishing the need for clear rules, it's just that not everything can be as neat and tidy as we'd like.

"A vague note that "scale" is one of the characteristics of the historic district does not suffice."

One might not be comfortable with the idea of "scale" as it pertains to historic districts, but that's the way the regulations are written now. Seguey this discussion to a fine grained district like Georgetown, and scale becomes a much more sensitive issue. Law's need to be as predictable as possible, but any law regarding aesthetics in all it's dimensions will invariably be open to missinterpretation. Much like architects who stick to any one style for whatever ideological clarity they seem to be comfortable with, this is one of those issues you'll never be able to legislate perfectly, although I don't fault David for trying.

by Thayer-D on Jun 8, 2012 1:56 pm • link • report

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