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infull. My arguments are givenfollowingthequote,and I havemarkedthebeginningand <br />end ofthequote,soyoucanjustlook attheboldtype,skimtherest,andcontinue. <br />\[Beginquote.\] <br />11.Can I renovateoraddonto mybuildingwithouttriggering thenewcodedesign <br />standards? <br />Yes. <br />The proposed code specifies that renovations and additions up to 30% (see below) do <br />nottriggerthedesignstandards.Thetriggers are: <br />Newdevelopmentonvacantproperty; <br />Newbuildingsonpropertythatiscurrentlydeveloped; <br />Alterationsofexistingbuildingsthatadd a dwelling(s),withspecificexceptionsfor <br />qualifyingSecondaryDwellingUnits. <br />ForpropertiesintheMixedUseorApartment/Condominiumsubdistricts:Expansionsof <br />existingbuildingsquarefootageby 30percentormore,orthatexceed3,000squarefeet, <br />whicheverisless; <br />ForpropertiesintheSingleFamilyOptionssubdistrict:Expansionsof500squarefeetor <br />30percentormoreofthetotalexistingbuildingsquarefootageonthedevelopmentsite, <br />whicheverisless.Incaseswherethestandardsapply,theyshallbeconsideredapplicable <br />only for theportionofthedevelopmentsiteimpactedbytheproposeddevelopment. <br />Additionally,thecity’sstandardprovisionsforrebuildingstructuresafter a catastrophe <br />apply: a buildingdamagedin a fire,earthquakeorsimilareventcanberestored,aslongas <br />thereconstructionbeginswithintwoyearsofthedamage. <br />\[Endquote.\] <br />Thisshouldbeviewedinit'soriginalform, toget a trueview.Bulletsandindentswere <br />usedtomakethedetailedinformationstandoutbetter,andthequestionwasinlargerprint <br />(andblue).Butthatisnotnecessarytomyargumenthere.Thatargumentisthatby <br />Yes." <br />putting the simple answer "in bold type at the beginning readers aregiven an <br />automatic bias, and a simple answer. If the answer is really "Yes", then why would people <br />readthedetails?Buttheyesismisleading:it'sreally"yes,butwithinlimits",or"that <br />depends",or"Onlywithin certainlimits".Ofcourse,anyofthosewouldprobablybe <br />likelytogetmoreattentionthan a simpleyes,andadditionalattentioniswhat'snecessary. <br />Considerthat ifyouhave a smallhouseon a largelot,the30%rulereallylimits whatyou <br /> <br />