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The problem with this is that zoning is inherently political. Even if it fits into the "current zoning" the neighbors will just change it.
by tabeth 9y ago
The problem with this is that zoning is inherently political. Even if it fits into the "current zoning" the neighbors will just change it.
- ohazi 9y agoSo let them! I want to see them put vegetable garden shadows into the zoning code. This is the only way to reasonably fight this - put it all out in the open and let voters decide what is and isn't reasonable. There are enough reasonable people who will think it's ridiculous and vote to change it. It shouldn't be tied up in individual lawsuits with individual developers. Nobody has enough money to fight like that, and this is why nothing gets built.
- tabeth 9y agoNo disagreement here. I think if there was more political activism density would be inevitable, as the average person can't afford a house where housing is an issue.
- TomV1971 9y agoThat’s exactly what we did in our neighborhood: change the zoning to disallow structures with more than one story.
- jessaustin 9y agoIn my experience zoning isn't merely political, it's essentially corrupt. The people who make the decisions don't have to hire lawyers to defend those decisions in court, so they don't care to make legally defensible decisions. Instead their decisions are calculated to benefit their friends and benefactors.