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It's not about safety, it's also about amenity and suitability and sustainability. In some areas, density is important given the population, in others its not.
by rswail 5y ago
It's not about safety, it's also about amenity and suitability and sustainability. In some areas, density is important given the population, in others its not.
Parking requirements are about local traffic management as well. Set backs are about ensuring natural light. Some local regulation is about NIMBYism or HOAism, that sort of thing is where reform might be better addressed.
- loeg 5y agoLack of set-back rules do not prevent building houses with set-back. Lack of parking law does not prevent building parking. Developers will not build density if it isn't a profitable use of the land -- i.e., important given the population. Rezoning to permit density does not immediately replace all existing structures. Mandating these things is some of that "local regulation tied into NIMBYism" you mention.
- skohan 5y agoProfitability isn't the only important metric here. It might be profitable for developers to increase density well beyond the point where it causes measurable negative externalities towards everyone occupying an over-crowded place.