Re: Residences at Kensington
According to the Globe of 4/26/08, the city routinely exceeds the cap of 35,000 commercial parking spaces. The article goes on to quote an Inspectional Services official as saying the city has no idea how many spaces there are. Would be developer Kevin Fitzgerald of Fitz-Inn parking lot fame states he has no fear of being cited for exceeding his licensed capacity. An EPA official as much as admits to rolling over and playing dead on enforcement.
A couple of points, here. 1) The article is so recent that it must take into account the loss of the SBW parking when calculating the overages. 2) If you really wanted to bust balls, you could bring a citizen's environmental lawsuit under federal and state law to enforce the cap.
A preservation group that wanted to make a landmark gesture could take on the owner of the "Mumble-Inn" parking lot in such a suit. It would be a shocker to duh Mayah, and it would dampen the profitmaking potential of demolishing buildings long before their (most likely unworthy) replacements are ready to be built.
CLF, where are you?
