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What could go wrong? https://www.propertycasualty360.com/2013/04/18/massive-texas-plant-explosion-destroys-houses-cars https://www.propertycasualty360.com/2013

What could go wrong? https://www.propertycasualty360.com/2013/04/18/massive-texas-plant-explosion-destroys-houses-cars https://www.propertycasualty360.com/2013/04/18/massive-texas...

paulgb 4y ago
The article is paywalled for me but it seems like this happened in spite of zoning[1]? So it’s hardly an example of what can go wrong without zoning. [1] https://www.waco-texas.com/planning.asp#gsc.tab=0 https://www.waco-texas.com/planning.asp#gsc.tab=0
- moistly 4y ago
  If Waco’s ludicrous zoning permitted an explosive fertilizer plant to be built near residential areas, no zoning will be much worse. Obviously.
jpollock 4y ago
This is a good one[1] - URL says it all. Developers built houses inside of designated flood water storage reservoirs. No one appears to have informed owners during the purchase, and they inevitably flooded when a big enough storm hit (Harvey). It looks like Houston doesn't have zoning that specifies land use? [2] [1] https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2017/10/12/242103/houston-officials-let-developers-build-homes-inside-reservoirs-but-no-one-warned-buyers/ https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2017/10/12/... [2] https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/DevelopRegs/#:~:text=The%20City%20of%20Houston%20does,do%20not%20address%20land%20use https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/DevelopRegs/#:~:text=The%....
zip1234 4y ago
Waco has zoning.
akira2501 4y ago
I assume this is the West, TX fertilizer plant explosion, which is more detailed here. [1] Why people immediately jump to discarding regulations that are being managed ineffectively rather than improve them is beyond me. Lack of zoning is obviously a non-starter, given the complete lack of commercial regulation that often occurs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Fertilizer_Company_explosion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Fertilizer_Company_explos...

What could go wrong? https://www.propertycasualty360.com/2013/04/18/massive-texas-plant-explosion-destroys-houses-cars https://www.propertycasualty360.com/2013/04/18/massive-texas...

paulgb 4y ago

The article is paywalled for me but it seems like this happened in spite of zoning[1]? So it’s hardly an example of what can go wrong without zoning. [1] https://www.waco-texas.com/planning.asp#gsc.tab=0 https://www.waco-texas.com/planning.asp#gsc.tab=0

moistly 4y ago
If Waco’s ludicrous zoning permitted an explosive fertilizer plant to be built near residential areas, no zoning will be much worse. Obviously.

jpollock 4y ago

This is a good one[1] - URL says it all. Developers built houses inside of designated flood water storage reservoirs. No one appears to have informed owners during the purchase, and they inevitably flooded when a big enough storm hit (Harvey). It looks like Houston doesn't have zoning that specifies land use? [2] [1] https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2017/10/12/242103/houston-officials-let-developers-build-homes-inside-reservoirs-but-no-one-warned-buyers/ https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2017/10/12/... [2] https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/DevelopRegs/#:~:text=The%20City%20of%20Houston%20does,do%20not%20address%20land%20use https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/DevelopRegs/#:~:text=The%....

zip1234 4y ago

Waco has zoning.

akira2501 4y ago

I assume this is the West, TX fertilizer plant explosion, which is more detailed here. [1] Why people immediately jump to discarding regulations that are being managed ineffectively rather than improve them is beyond me. Lack of zoning is obviously a non-starter, given the complete lack of commercial regulation that often occurs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Fertilizer_Company_explosion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Fertilizer_Company_explos...