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And that means federal reform to municipal zoning codes, which are the primary driver of suburban sprawl. It should be legal to replace any single family home w
by mperham 5y ago
And that means federal reform to municipal zoning codes, which are the primary driver of suburban sprawl. It should be legal to replace any single family home with a quadplex.
Oregon did it at the state level in 2019 with HB2001.
- staticman2 5y agoThe federal government lacks the authority to regulate zoning, an amendment to the constitution would be required, and a constitutional amendment would be virtually impossible to pass.
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- mperham 5y agoThat's easy to fix. The feds just say "You won't get $20 billion in infrastructure grants unless you do X" and suddenly zoning reform is on the table. Like so: https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2021/04/14/zoning-biden-infrastructure-bill-would-curb-single-family-housing/7097434002/ https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2021/04/14/zon...
- nathanaldensr 5y agoYour definition of "easy" is interesting.