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In fact, it’s illegal in a lot of places. Often the most desirable and expensive neighborhoods in modern cities would be illegal to construct now due to setback
by ashtonkem 5y ago
In fact, it’s illegal in a lot of places. Often the most desirable and expensive neighborhoods in modern cities would be illegal to construct now due to setback requirements, size, density zoning, and parking minimums. So instead of building more of the houses that people clearly want, we just bid them up in price until only the wealthiest can afford them.
- andrekandre 5y agohow do those kind of non-optimal zoning laws get on the books?
- Fricken 5y agoThey've been on the books since the early postwar era, when we didn't know any better. The question is: how do we get them off the books?
- ashtonkem 5y agoIt’s hard to paint a coherent picture, because each of these regulations are put in place at different times for different reasons. The result is cumulative, but the motivations were fractured and complicated.
- throwaway0a5e 5y agoHumans have changed little over time. Zoning was the trendy new area of law in its day and was supposed to make cities and suburbs great. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.