I am not among the fortunate in Edmonds who have a view of the waterfront, but nevertheless I am passionate about height limits. Height limits not only protect views of the waterfront, they also protect my view: the view of the sky. My view can be seen in the picture above.
The view of the sky is much like the view of the ocean.
When you look at the ocean, you see vast pure expanses that separate land masses. When you look at the sky, you see vast pure expanses that separate solar systems.
When you look at the ocean, you see pristine mountains over Puget Sound. When you look at the sky, you see powerful stars, so bright you can see them light years away.
When you look at the ocean, you get surprised; you see a ferry, a sailboat, or an occasional orca. When you see the sky you also get surprised; you see a meteor, a satellite, or even the international space station.
I get alarmed when folks want to dump 50 foot buildings next to outer residential areas, because they don't have a view of the waterfront. So what. They have view of the sky. And that's my view you’re talking about.
I have no problem with three story, mixed use buildings in our neighborhood business districts, but 50 foot buildings are not needed to make these areas economically feasible.
We folks in the outer neighborhoods like our sky. We're willing to do our share for economic development, but could you folks who want to dump development out here be reasonable about it?
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