Enable java in your browser. Or use the links below. Send us your Feedback For our privacy policy, click here . For our user agree- ment, click here . Council members believe home buyers don't know what's best for them and can't be allowed to continue making housing choices not in agreement with their elitist prejudices.
Most people prefer their patios and gardens to watching traffic go by.
Increased density has heightened the public's desire for privacy which is the reason the front-facing garage and backyard orientation have retained their popularity. Under the Base Zone Design Standards, new homes on smaller lots will no longer be permitted to have two-car garages. They will be required to have front windows and porches whether people want them or not. Over 40 years, my company built more than 3,000 single-family homes in the Portland metropolitan area. Not one customer or prospective customer ever asked for a front porch.