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This is the best response I’ve gotten so far. It does seem a bit silly to me that I couldn’t build a duplex on my own property. But then I wonder again if this
by rank0 5y ago
This is the best response I’ve gotten so far. It does seem a bit silly to me that I couldn’t build a duplex on my own property.
But then I wonder again if this is an issue that the state government should fix instead of the municipalities.
- mikem170 5y agoI like the idea of the states doing something. Like the article mentions! Maybe that's what it takes to get past the local NIMBYs.
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- kelnos 5y agoThe problem is that the municipalities are beholden only to the people who live in them, and the people who live in them tend to be pretty selfish when it comes to housing policy. The state can take a bit of a broader view. If it were left up to the municipalities to fix, it wouldn't get fixed. One could certainly argue that that's fine, and that property owners should get to decide every detail of housing policy for their municipality. I don't personally agree with that, but I can understand the argument.