As I've stated so many times before, if you walk down a street anywhere in North America that was built in the 1890 to 1920 era, and Ottawa has many of those streets, you will see many examples of three storey homes (or triplexes) mingling nicely with two-storey homes (or duplexes). It all looks very organic.
This, compared to the 'cloned' look of everything being the same, lest someone be offended.
At the single infill meeting I went to (which didn't seem to have anyone under the age of 50-55 at it, just like with any community outrage meeting I've been to), one aging and visibly upset woman ranted about how her neighbour's house was ....drumroll please.....18 INCHES higher than her house, and WHAT IS THE CITY GOING TO DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN?!!"
I wonder how she would have fared during the Great Depression or a world war when there were slightly more important things to worry about.
Anyway, this is what the city is up against. Frankly, I could have told her where she might find 18 inches of wooden pole to measure with, but I stifled myself.
Proctology, indeed.