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> So how is asking to be allowed to redevelop your own lot being against private property ownership? To answer that: consider, would me being allowed to build
by nullc 5y ago
> So how is asking to be allowed to redevelop your own lot being against private property ownership?
To answer that: consider, would me being allowed to build a joint pig farm and jet engine testing facility 10 feet from your bedroom window be compatible with your property rights?
Externalities exist. Changes in the usage-- which includes density-- of the surrounding property can have a real effect on the existing residents. Debate over zoning is just a debate over the thresholds.
This isn't to say that existing policies in any particular place are well informed. But the basic concept of setting out the characteristics of neighboring properties, particularly to the extent that these rules were done in advance of your ownership and were clearly established, not only doesn't conflict with private property rights but can help protect them.
- bombcar 5y agoThere’s a far cry between “no unlicensed pig farms” and “each house must be an entire freeway’s width from the next one”, especially as one is a different type of use instead of just a more dense one.
- nullc 5y agoI used an extreme example, for sure! I think it highlights that stable zoning rules can promote property rights rather than undermining them. Sure, they can go too far-- but there is no fundamental contradiction. > one is a different type of use instead of just a more dense one Differences in density are differences in use! perhaps insubstantial ones--- ones that don't meaningfully impinge any existing residents property right, and if so they shouldn't rightfully be restricted by zoning. And obviously they are-- I'm not attempting to defend existing practices-- only arguing that the conflict is not fundamental and that people arguing over them can all be making reasonable arguments over the right thresholds.