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Originally Posted by BenM
I can't find it online any more, but one of the BIG presentations explained that the preservation of sight lines for residents of the Lower Hill was a political concession that governed the profile of the sight. Mid rise on Centre Ave. Low rise in the middle (views), mid rise along Bedford and a couple of parcels for high rise near the cap.
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Here is the 2014 PLDP that I believe still more or less governs the site:
http://www.pgh-sea.com/images/Lower_...al_12.2.14.pdf
Pages 28-30 explain about the "view corridor" and how it determined building height maximums.
This particular project is for Zone L, and it is the one zone where you could theoretically go up to 700'. Every other Zone is 180' or less.