The effort included a retaining wall design, grading plan, water/ sewer, underground utilities, pollution controls, drainage, quantity of materials and construction specifications.

In order to authorize a change in noncon­forming use, the Board of Adjustment shall consider the relative impacts of the existing noncon­forming use and the proposed nonconforming use with regard to traffic, noise, pollution, visual appearance and compatibility with the neighborhood, and shall make the following findings:1) The proposed use is expected to result in impacts which are less than those associated with the existing use.2) The proposed use will be more compatible with the surrounding neighborhood than is the existing use.3) Approval of the change in nonconforming use serves the public health, safety and general welfare.4) Failure to approve the change in nonconforming use would result in a hardship to the owner of the property on which the nonconforming use is situated.An existing nonconforming use shall be discontinued within 60 days of the date of approval of a change in nonconforming use.

Conservation cuts into there business of producing power regardless of the pollution created. 

Newer and newer requirements are becoming mandatory slowly in design be it high energy efficiency, material which gives more light-air but blocks noise pollution, unhindered connectivity, better insulation, common areas designed for privacy.Which trends you think will be in future of construction specially in term of Design phase and Materials which will allow designers and developers to deliver future requirements.

@Sharon F Bondurant Here are a few policies/coverages that typically are not included in the standard Rental Dwelling policy.1)  There are 2 policies, General Liability and a Pollution policy that could respond to your claim example ("I got sick in the home and it must be the air from the air ducts").Your current policy should already include General Liability (GL). 

Nicholas,If this will be a rental property, the majority of the standard carriers will not write a property with an underground tank (active or closed) we do have two that will write it but exclude coverage for pollution.

Pollution?

High pollution and smoking may make people more susceptible in China. 

Maybe there will be fresher convictions now to weed out people that pollute society.The only positive side of all of this is....

@Dylan Eggers - Commerce City has had insane returns the past 5 years (the house values had doubled) but in 2019, it seemed like the Suncor facility was making people sick, so I agree with Craig about avoiding that area. https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/regulators-hit-suncor-energy-oil-refinery-in-commerce-city-with-over-100-air-pollution-violationsThat said, I love Thornton and Westminster.