Comments on: McMansions Get Minimized by Seattle City Council http://blog.redfin.com/seattle/2008/10/mcmansions_get_minimized_by_seattle_city_council.html Redfin Seattle Sweet Digs Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:13:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Allison Arth http://blog.redfin.com/seattle/2008/10/mcmansions_get_minimized_by_seattle_city_council.html/comment-page-1#comment-5008 Allison Arth Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:57:30 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/seattle/2008/10/mcmansions_get_minimized_by_seattle_city_council.html#comment-5008 I must admit that I am, as well. Too many out-of-proportion, garage-heavy homes in the older, historic neighborhoods of Seattle. Thanks for sharing your story, Julie Anne. I must admit that I am, as well. Too many out-of-proportion, garage-heavy homes in the older, historic neighborhoods of Seattle. Thanks for sharing your story, Julie Anne.

]]> By: Julie Anne http://blog.redfin.com/seattle/2008/10/mcmansions_get_minimized_by_seattle_city_council.html/comment-page-1#comment-4998 Julie Anne Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:42:25 +0000 http://blog.redfin.com/seattle/2008/10/mcmansions_get_minimized_by_seattle_city_council.html#comment-4998 The location of garage doors primarily applies to lots with alley access - of which the majority of Seattle lots do have. On lots with no alley, the footage allocated to garage doors is simply limited to 1/2 of the total lot width. Which is perfectly reasonable. Both requirements are. Too bad this ordinance is too late to save my street: I live on a street with an alley, everyone's garages, whether attached or detached, face tha alley, and there is no earthly reason that a garage should face the street. Nevertheless, a builder bought a gorgeous 4 bedroom 1920's Tudor up the street in need of a tiny bit of cosmetic TLC, scraped it and it's alley garage, and is proceeding to put up a monstrosity with a massive street facing garage door. Why not point the garage at the darn alley?!?!?! The thing looks like cars, a lot of cars, will live there instead of people, and completely ruins the unbroken line of 1920's porches and front gardens which made our street so attractive for walkers, especially with little kids. I am 100% in favor of this ordinance. The location of garage doors primarily applies to lots with alley access – of which the majority of Seattle lots do have. On lots with no alley, the footage allocated to garage doors is simply limited to 1/2 of the total lot width. Which is perfectly reasonable. Both requirements are.

Too bad this ordinance is too late to save my street:

I live on a street with an alley, everyone’s garages, whether attached or detached, face tha alley, and there is no earthly reason that a garage should face the street. Nevertheless, a builder bought a gorgeous 4 bedroom 1920’s Tudor up the street in need of a tiny bit of cosmetic TLC, scraped it and it’s alley garage, and is proceeding to put up a monstrosity with a massive street facing garage door.

Why not point the garage at the darn alley?!?!?!

The thing looks like cars, a lot of cars, will live there instead of people, and completely ruins the unbroken line of 1920’s porches and front gardens which made our street so attractive for walkers, especially with little kids.

I am 100% in favor of this ordinance.

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