Deeming it unsalable, owner requests zoning change for Clinton Street mansion
By Craig Fox, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
So far, no takers.
Owner
His attorney,
"The property has proven to be largely unmarketable as a single-family residence due to its sheer size,"
The zoning change would allow prospective buyers other options that are not available under residential A, he wrote.
On Monday night, the
Three weeks ago, the city
On Monday night,
These properties are grandfathered in because they existed before zoning was changed from Residence B to Residence A, said Kenneth A. Mix, the city's planning and community development coordinator. They are examples of "legal" nonconforming uses, he said Tuesday.
"It's not good zoning practice to change one parcel in a middle of a block," Mr. Mix said in arguing against the request.
He wondered why
At Monday night's meeting, council members wanted to know what the house would be used for, noting that it was once a bed-and-breakfast before the 1999 zoning change went into effect. A bed-and-breakfast or professional offices were possibilities,
According to his memo,
When the zoning change went into effect in 1999,
In 2002,
From 1988 until 1994, the Greek Revival-style house operated as the
Before it became a bed-and-breakfast,
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