It looks better than a slab foundation. It can also help with drainage issues which tract built townhomes are notorious for having.

But, the requirement has the unintended consequence of guaranteeing the unit has to have steps while not providing sufficient space for code compliant ramps.

If you have a 16’ townhouse or a 22’ townhouse with a garage, there’s no way to get a 1:12 ramp to the front door unless it’s a corner unit. And if you’re wrapping a ramp around the unit, does that not defeat the purpose of an 18” raised foundation?

Planning has accepted 18” faux foundations in the past, but that’s not how the language in the SPs is worded.

Surprised it was so visible with the city lights!

@erinfor12.bsky.social Both red and green showing up in Hermitage on the camera, red pillars visible with eyes for a few minutes!

Working on it! This caught me off guard!

My accent has gotten me in trouble before too. I once sent a client to Wyatt Ave instead of White Ave 😂😂😂

There’s a catch-22 when it comes to having an accent if you’re in a professional career. Many people view you as uneducated if your accent is thick, but if you try to tone it down, many people view you as faking.

For me, I’m keeping the accent, but I have tried to clean the backwoods grammar 😂.

Like Westmoreland has the infrastructure that Hville and Gallatin (or Mt. J) doesn’t have…

To be fair, Metro is not doing its fair share (as a whole) to provide homes…

We have residential projects in Westmoreland now, 50+ miles away from downtown. It’s being marketed as workforce housing for people who can’t afford to live in Hendersonville or Gallatin, both of which are limiting residential approvals due to “lack of infrastructure.”

Thanks! I’m on the site design side, so I see how things are affected outside the building. Trying to learn how regs affect the architect and the inside.

Can you explain why FAR being the main planning parameter is a good thing?

There’s been a few studies showing false alarms in the weather industry are a real problem. Several of the NWS offices across the SE have worked to lower false alarms ratios for tornado warnings, but that only goes so far when apps or media have their own products.

*device

MWS actually has a trash devices in one of its combined sewer/storm systems!

Suspended sediment/solids is more of an issue (and sediment removal practices typically capture trash), but I think we will start seeing more of these at road outfalls in the SE.

Thanks! I’ve lived the obtainable housing being just out of reach, but I also don’t want a handout. Simply asking council members to approve enough re-zoning and units to keep housing obtainable.

I wasn’t going to say anything tonight, but the meeting felt completely one sided.

To be fair, I’ve seen two tornadoes from my apartment since 2020, and our apartment complex was hit by a (thankfully weak) third. Maybe 5 tornadoes in 3 episodes isn’t that unrealistic??