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> I'm not sure that you as a homeowner should have the right to dictate what type of housing nearby property owners are allowed to construct solely based upon y
by vineyardmike 7y ago
> I'm not sure that you as a homeowner should have the right to dictate what type of housing nearby property owners are allowed to construct solely based upon your proximity.
So who should get to dictate what gets built? People that don't live there (and therefore don't vote?)
> Who gets to decide when "character" supersedes property rights?
Most cities have a council that decides this, and often with input from the residents who actively live there, and care about their hometown.
- philwelch 7y ago> So who should get to dictate what gets built? Whoever owns the land it's getting built on, and whoever's doing the building.
- ericd 7y agoSeriously... For a country that supposedly prides itself on its individual freedoms, we have a surprising number of people who think they should get to decide what others do with their homes/land.