There's more than skiing in Utah

Jane writes:

A city councilman in Utah, Mark Easton, had a beautiful view of the east mountains, until a new neighbor purchased the lot below his house and built a new home. The new home was 18 inches higher than the ordinances would allow, so Mark Easton, mad a bout his lost view, went to the city to make sure they enforced the lower roof line ordinance. The new neighbor had to drop the roof line, at great expense.

Recently, Mark Easton called the city, and informed them that his new neighbor had installed some vents on the side of his home. Mark didn't like the look of these vents and asked the city to investigate. When they went to Mark's home to see the vent view, this is what they found...



Photo sources unknown.

Speaking of zoning, somehow I missed this NYT story, "New Book Breaks the Code (That's the Zoning Code)" about the NYC Zoning Handbook, created to explain how the zoning process works. (Reprinted in the WiredNY forum.)

Wouldn't images like this make zoning a lot more understandable?