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Re:CA Cities to Lose All Zoning Powers in 2 Days by s1artibartfast on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @02:24PM (#34600422)
My answer comes from more of a Libertarian perspective it is quite simple. The community does not own the privately held land. If every landowner in the community opposed development, zoning would be unnecessary. If some individuals want to sell to Developers, zoning is just oppression of the minority by Democratic means.

Being part of a democracy does not mean you get to control every single action that could impact you.

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Re:CA Cities to Lose All Zoning Powers in 2 Days by mannerheim on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @04:51PM (#34602773)
The majority can also buy out someone who wants to sell to a developer. I know a neighborhood where everyone pitched in to buy land that would have been developed and ruined their view, depreciating property prices. But they put their money where their mouths were by buying the land themselves.
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Re:CA Cities to Lose All Zoning Powers in 2 Days by s1artibartfast on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @10:21PM (#34605920)
That's another reason that people are frustrated with Central planning. Your community might have a very strong opinion, but they're not willing to pay for it. This means that they will settle for making it illegal.
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