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The city has already imposed various 'fees' for permitting which penalize high density development, and also uses zoning to keep density down. Now you want it t
by nickff 10y ago
The city has already imposed various 'fees' for permitting which penalize high density development, and also uses zoning to keep density down. Now you want it to tax low density as well? An even more complex web of permits, taxes, and regulations only serves to drive the cost of housing higher than it already is. Why not just remove the barriers to high density development?
- jdavis703 10y agoIncentivizing high density development via tax policy and removing needless regulations are not mutually exclusive.
- nickff 10y agoI agree that they are not mutually exclusive, but would generally prefer a simpler policy to a more complicated one. In addition, governments are prone to create increasingly complex rules which they use to help certain preferred groups (such as neighborhoods or campaign contributors). Reducing the barriers to high density development would encourage densification without increasing corruption; if this is insufficient, more active measures could be implemented soon.