Re: [gardeners] Saturday NOT in the garden
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 20 Feb 2002 11:53:53 -0600
It sounds as though Lucinda's community has the same rules as Louisiana. The Golden Rule, whoever
has the most gold rules. This looks like a job for the Monkeywrench Gang.
George
Margaret Lauterbach wrote:
>
> Lucinda, would the neighbors get together to fund a lawyer? IIRC there's a
> right to sunshine or a sunshine easement or something like that that has
> been established in U.S. law, at least, by precedent. Canadian law works
> much the same as U.S. law (statute and common law), so I'd guess you ought
> to be able to use that as a wedge. I'd wonder at a planning committee or
> director who would approve abutting a 17-story apartment building to a
> single family residential area. No buffering whatsoever. That's a
> terrible juxtaposition. Margaret L
>
> >We here in our neighborhood are fighting a developer who wants to
> >build a 17 storey high-rise apt. building right behind our houses, the
> >entire length of the block. It will loom over this entire block, the
> >street we live on is the main entrance to a 100+years old heritage
> >park. Beautiful gardens, etc. will now have NO light. I just
> >refurbished with a 10 metre line of antique peonies, given to me by
> >a lady whose scottish grandmother had ben growing them for about
> >100 years or so, given to her mother, friends, etc. and finally some
> >to me during the last thinning. Peonies need sun. I am going to
> >lose much of my back garden, antique roses, many bulbs, etc. We
> >are fighting for height reduction. We will still get a high-rise, but 8-
> >10 stories is easier to live with. Any ideas?
> >
> >Lucinda