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<br />SECTION 2: INFILL ISSUES & BARRIERS TO INFILL <br /> <br />Anti-Patterns J: Development that conflicts with ETN neighborhood character <br /> <br />It can also help understand the ETN neighborhood character by considering patterns and <br />elements that destabilize and erode the neighborhood's character. The following list isn't <br />a comprehensive catalog of all anti-patterns, but represents some of the most common or <br />egregious. We've listed addresses of sample developments in or near the ETN that <br />illustrate each anti-pattern. <br /> <br />The development examples can also serve as "test cases" against which proposed design <br />standards can be evaluated. Effective standards should prevent similar types of <br />development from adding to the erosion of the ETN neighborhood character. <br /> <br />[See also the infill inventory] <br />. Structures and parking lot in the core of blocks without alleys. <br />o Apartments in 1300 block ofW. 10th Ave. <br />o Apartments at 1429 and 1431 W. Broadway. <br />. Excessive number of dwellings with alley access on a single block. <br />o 1400 block ofW. 11 th Alley <br />. Excessive portion of block developed as duplexes, apartments, and/or degraded rental <br />houses. <br /> <br />o Apartment complex at Chambers 8t. and W. 8th Ave. <br />o 7 duplexes around 8th Place and E side of Chambers, occupies over 25% of the <br />block. <br />o Duplexes and degraded houses occupying almost all the block on the N side of the <br />1400 block of W. 12th Ave. <br />o Triplexes occupying a half block at 1079/1089/1099 Taylor Street <br />. Private enclave with no relation to street or block pattern <br />o Eco Village off 1500 block ofW. Broadway. <br />· Excessively large structure in back part of rectangular lot. <br />o Duplexes on S side of W. 11 th Alley. <br />o Triplex at 1475/1477/1479 W. 11th Alley <br />o Apartments in 1300 block ofW. 10th Ave. <br />o Apartments 1429 and 1431 W. Broadway. <br /> <br />I The concept of design "patterns" was introduced to the architecture field in 1977 by Christopher <br />Alexander's book A Pattem Lu1tguuge, and the idea ofpattems was subsequently adopted widely in the <br />software engineering field. Software engineers have since recognized that identifying common"anti- <br />patterns" - bad solutions to given problems -- is also an important aid to designing good software. The <br />concept of anti-patterns can serve a similar purpose in land use planning and architectural design. <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />Page 2-9 <br />