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Glen Cove goes 'Avatar' on building renderings

Quick ReadThe city of Glen Cove is the first municipality in the nation to require that would-be builders of large developments use 3-D digital animations.

The city of Glen Cove is the first

Photo credit: AP | The city of Glen Cove is the first municipality in the nation to require that would-be builders of large developments use 3-D digital animations. Don't expect James Cameron to show up.

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The city of Glen Cove is the first municipality in the nation to require that would-be builders of large developments use 3-D digital animations from the start to let viewers "walk" down streets, "look" to the sky and "climb" the roof day or night to see how proposals would affect the community.

They call it the Visual Simulation ordinance, which passed during the waning days of 2009. But...

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