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Actually zoning laws are a pretty good idea. I don't assume that you want to live near a tannery, or a brothel[1], no? What you're referring to and which was
by CaptainZapp 7y ago
Actually zoning laws are a pretty good idea.
I don't assume that you want to live near a tannery, or a brothel[1], no?
What you're referring to and which was an utterly racist policy is red lining[2]
[1] Legal in a lot of places in an appropriate zone.
[2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redlining https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redlining
- imgabe 7y agoThere's a vast ocean of difference between "don't build a tannery here" and "the only thing you can build here is a single family home on a minimum quarter-acre lot" Problems with zoning laws are independent of red lining.
- girvo 7y agoHaving lived near brothels for nearly a decade, it's honestly better than living near bars/pubs in terms of impact on my day-to-day. What's the issue with it that you're getting at?
- barrkel 7y agoAt least brothels tend to have quiet clientele who want to arrive and leave without attention. Tannery would be fine as long as it doesn't smell. Externalities are reasons for regulation and licensing, but zoning is just one extremely crude tool for enacting such.