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I wouldn’t say San Francisco is exactly lacking in zoning (http://sf-planning.org/zoning-map http://sf-planning.org/zoning-map), and whatever it lacks in specif
by Decade 9y ago
I wouldn’t say San Francisco is exactly lacking in zoning (http://sf-planning.org/zoning-map http://sf-planning.org/zoning-map), and whatever it lacks in specific law, it makes up with the most horrendous process imaginable. (http://sf.streetsblog.org/2017/03/30/yimby-asks-how-do-we-get-the-housing-we-need/ http://sf.streetsblog.org/2017/03/30/yimby-asks-how-do-we-ge...)
- DrScump 9y agoFrom the second link: "Much of the planning code needs to be tossed out. “Keep the seismic codes,” said Pinkston, and get rid of everything else. " That strategy gets you more Ghost Ship warehouses. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Oakland_warehouse_fire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Oakland_warehouse_fire
- Decade 9y agoI think she was exaggerating, slightly. In reality, we have a lot of laws that, on the face, have some purpose, but are being used in terrible ways. Even the fire code, frequently, is used to make places less safe.[0] For the most egregious example, the California Environmental Quality Act was supposed to preserve the good parts of the environment, but the overwhelming majority of the times that it is used, and the overwhelming cost of complying with it, is against development inside cities where there is no pristine nature to protect.[1] [0] https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/3/28/how-fire-chiefs-and-traffic-engineers-make-places-less-safe https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/3/28/how-fire-chief... [1] http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/sd-utbg-ceqa-obstacles-peters-20170302-story.html http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/sd-ut...