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>just let me build a house where somebody else already owns the property where I want to build that house. How does that work out in your mind without abolishi
by thepasswordis 4y ago
>just let me build a house where somebody else already owns the property where I want to build that house.
How does that work out in your mind without abolishing the concept of property ownership? What happens when somebody wants to build their house where you already have yours?
- paxys 4y agoI'm not talking about building in someone's front yard. If you sell me a piece of land that you own, and it is now legally mine, should I be able to build a house on it? That itself is practically impossible to do in 99% of cases in most major cities in the US. A city like San Francisco approves like 7-10 shovel-ready housing projects a year, and fewer actually get completed.
- mebreuer 4y agoI agree that in SF it has gotten out of hand. But the concept that communities can establish rules for what you can build in those communities seems acceptable? If I moved to a a suburb because I wanted a smaller scale, and my neighbor wanted to build an apartment building next door, I'd probably push back against that. It feels like what is happening in SF is some extension of that.. projects getting caught up in community board reviews that happen slowly and unpredictably, and are staffed by old-timer SF residents who want to keep the city small. Frustrating for sure, but hard to fault them for that, if that's why they moved there pre-tech boom? I personally live in NYC and appreciate that you can build whatever you want here!
- thepasswordis 4y agoLink me to an example of an empty lot in San Francisco that you are trying to build a single family home on and can’t, please.