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luciaC
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 Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 7:13 am Post subject: Questions |
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1. What does R represent when we talk about real estate? R1/R2/R5
2. What's the difference between a bridge and an overpass?
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Nef
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 12:39 pm Post subject: Re: Questions |
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| luciaC wrote: |
1. What does R represent when we talk about real estate? R1/R2/R5
2. What's the difference between a bridge and an overpass? |
1. R1 means zoned for one unit on the property, R2 means zoned to allow 2 units, R5 means zoned to allow 5 units. For example, let's say that there is one large old house, about to be torn down, on a property that is R2. This means that zoning laws allow the owner to build not just one but TWO new houses on the property, if he or she wants to.
1. I think of an overpass as relating to a freeway, highway, or busy road, while a bridge is more general. But the meaning is very similar. If the structure spans water or a canyon, people usually say "bridge" instead of "overpass". |
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 3:15 pm Post subject: Re: Questions |
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| Nef wrote: |
1. R1 means zoned for one unit on the property, R2 means zoned to allow 2 units, R5 means zoned to allow 5 units. For example, let's say that there is one large old house, about to be torn down, on a property that is R2. This means that zoning laws allow the owner to build not just one but TWO new houses on the property, if he or she wants to. |
I believe property zoned R2 doesn't just have to be two houses, but could be a building with two flats, where one family lives upstairs, and one lives downstairs, and they each have their own door and address. (That's what it's like where I live.) |
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Nef
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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| I think you are right about that. |
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LucentShade
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| Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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| An overpass has to pass over something, so a bridge that goes above another road or railroad tracks could be called an overpass. |
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