Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Footpath:

[dahako (dahako]

 Hi -

I think Sherri Zann Rosenthal told us that she had to fight very hard for the 
narrow roads at Eno Commons (they are 20 feet instead of the 30 required at 
that time).

She got some of the City staff to go to some other state, I think, to look at 
some successful, safe, code compliant narrow roads elsewhere.? It is too bad 
now that even with such an example right 
next door the city is being silly about this.

Paul, Gabrielle, and other Footpathers - I'm so sorry to hear your sad news.

-Jessie Handforth Kome
Eastern Village Cohousing
Silver Spring, Maryland
"Where the May birthday party and Chataqua event is coming up."


 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Heinich <robert [at] enocommons.org>
To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
Sent: Wed, 7 May 2008 3:54 pm
Subject: [C-L]_ Footpath:











At Eno Commons we have something similar.  Our pedway is is an 8-foot  
asphalt lane on a 10-foot bed of rock/gravel.  As Footpath would have  
been across the creek, the developers are familiar with our  
construction.  Unfortunate, it appears that Durham changed the regs to  
require a 40-foot road.  I do not not know if Footpath explored  
seeking a variance.

-Robert Heinich
  Eno Commons Cohousing Neighborhood
  http://www.enocommons.org
  Durham, NC
  where Eno Commons is accepting a Golden Leaf Merit Award for design  
excellence
  in the category of Sustainable Properties on 2008May22.  I am debating on
  how I should tell the city that their rules is preventing a repeat of our
  success.


Quoting Ruth Hirsch <heidinys [at] earthlink.net>:

>
>> Ana, et al,
>
> I am not up-to-date on this List, so please excuse if this is not
> timely/redundant.  When we built, we were required to put in a path
> so that firetrucks and other emergency vehicles would have access.
> We were able to put that in as a bed of rock/gravel,  thinly covered
> w enough soil to be a growing medium for grass/shallow rooted plants.
>
> I wonder if there is any chance of their allowing similar elsewhere.
>
>
>> best,
> Ruth  Hirsch
> Cantines Island, Saugerties, NYS

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