Re:CA Cities to Lose All Zoning Powers in 2 Days
by bcrosby95 on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @01:33PM
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> Besides, who's to say that these desirable places are not desirable because they are low-density? It's a chicken and egg problem.
If this were true, you wouldn't need zoning, and people would just build low density because that's what everyone wants anyways.
Re:CA Cities to Lose All Zoning Powers in 2 Days
by closeparen on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @01:30PM
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Property rights absolutism would mean landowners can build what they want. Zoning has already moved the question of allowed building types into the realm of public policy; now we’re talking about what the policy should be.
Re:CA Cities to Lose All Zoning Powers in 2 Days
by CogitoCogito on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @01:31PM
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> It seems pretty clear cut given the focus on property rights in the States that whoever got there first does get to call the shots.
If we're concerned about property rights, why can't the property owners build at a higher density? Or sell to a developer that will build at a higher density? The fact is the zoning at play _restricts_ property rights it doesn't protect them.
Anyway zoning was never static (it wasn't ordained by God after all), so changing it isn't really a big deal. People are angry and surprised of course, but the writing has been on the wall for a long time.
Besides, who's to say that these desirable places are not desirable because they are low-density? It's a chicken and egg problem.