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"Old" or "New" -Urbanism has never been about absolute property rights. City dwellers have, for generations, traded the conveniences of density over pure privat
by MartinCron 17y ago
"Old" or "New" -Urbanism has never been about absolute property rights. City dwellers have, for generations, traded the conveniences of density over pure private property rights.
How would you feel about your next-door neighbor turning their home into a slaughterhouse or paper mill or adult bookstore?
- patrickgzill 17y agoCan you point to examples in Houston, TX, where this has happened? Houston has no formal zoning code.
- MartinCron 17y agoZoning is just one of many ways that people, through democratically elected governments, restrict private property rights in cities. While Houston doesn't have formal zoning, a quick Google search (I've never been there) shows they do have extensive land-use regulation, including minimum lot size for single family homes (5000 sq feet) and requirements for parking for businesses. So, if I wanted to place two single-family homes on my 9000 sq feet of land, or open a retail shop without providing parking, my private property rights would be infringed.