'Can Ugly Be Outlawed?'
28 March 2006 - 10:00am
In Calgary, the Planning Commission wants to ban stucco, but a condo developer objects.
"The case in question brings the developer of four proposed East Village condominium towers into direct conflict with the Calgary Planning Commission, which approved the 721-unit project, but not before ordering a few design changes."
"One of the Planning Commissions stipulations is that no stucco be used on the outside of the towers -- and that's the issue that has the condo developer demanding a ruling on whether the city can dictate which materials a builder may use."
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Ugly Question Surfaces
Source:
Calgary Sun, March 26, 2006
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