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There's no ruling forbidding this. The SCOTUS case in question was a developer suing a town over zoning ordinances, claiming that they violated the 14th Amendme
by djur 7y ago
There's no ruling forbidding this. The SCOTUS case in question was a developer suing a town over zoning ordinances, claiming that they violated the 14th Amendment. That was resolved a long time ago. The hypothetical lawsuit here would be a town suing the state, claiming that the state doesn't have the power to control local zoning regulations. But I don't know where you'd even begin to argue that -- local land-use regulations are considered a delegation of the state's police power. Under current SCOTUS precedent, it would be totally legal for a state to outlaw all local zoning ordinances and mandate their own.
- jquery 7y agoThank you for the explanation, that makes sense. I tend to oppose this kind of state usurpation of local authority on principle, and believe that the correct way to resolve this issue is with proper land tax assessments, not outlawing single family home zoning. Still, it's better than no action--more housing does need to be built, and there are too many restrictions on building in cities already.