On Thursday, March 10, at 7pm, Partnership for Public Good and Preservation Buffalo Niagara will be sponsoring a public workshop called Citizen’s Guided to the Green Code.
Learning the ins and outs of the Green Code can be daunting, even for those who are required to understand the language day to day. For the average lay person, the idea of navigating the Green Code is a bit overwhelming, but at the same time there are those out there who not only understand the code thoroughly, they want to help others to grasp the land use and zoning policies. The more input that goes into the final stages of firming up the Green Code the better.
Even recently, the city of Buffalo has been faced with numerous issues that have plagued our historic built environment, which is always at risk. Buffalo’s bright future depends on implementing the soundest codes that will help us to grow the urban environment while retaining the valuable architectural fabric that remains.
The community still has time to give valuable input that will help to shape the current draft code.
Speakers include:
Catherine Faust, a Buffalo architect, is part of a group of Elmwood Village residents who have crafted a detailed report for Councilmember Feroleto. Their report, which is now available at www.ev-gcworkinggroup.org/, includes detailed recommendations on how to bring the draft Code into closer alignment with the City’s Comprehensive Plan and how to guide Elmwood-area development in such a way that the neighborhood’s unique and highly successful character is maintained.
Jessie Fisher, executive director of Preservation Buffalo Niagara, has researched and written a white paper on how modifications to the draft Code can ensure the preservation of historic neighborhoods and buildings and also protect the city’s waterfront and its natural areas. Her report, which will be co-published by Partnership for the Public Good, will be available at the forum and on PBN and PPG web sites on Thursday.
Zaid B. Islam, co-founder of Orchard Community Initiative and longtime Fruit Belt neighborhood resident, is a member of the Community First Alliance, which has prepared a letter to the Common Council with recommendations regarding parking, building size and scale, and the preservation of the McCarley Gardens housing development.
Following is from www.ev-gcworkinggroup.org regarding its views on building scale under Green Code as it exists in draft form.