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AirBnB sux but zoning has arguably been a net negative on most societies in many ways https://youtu.be/bnKIVX968PQ https://youtu.be/bnKIVX968PQ https://youtu.

AirBnB sux but zoning has arguably been a net negative on most societies in many ways https://youtu.be/bnKIVX968PQ https://youtu.be/bnKIVX968PQ https://youtu.be/CCOdQsZa15o https://youtu.be/CCOdQsZa15o for me what I noticed lately is that in California it's impossible to have a quiet modern apartment because nearly 100% of modern apartment buildings are only allowed to be built on busy noisy high traffic streets. If you want a quiet street you're forced to buy/rent a house

bosie 4y ago
why is california not allowing apartment buildings being built in low traffic streets?
- CamelCaseName 4y ago
  Because then they won't be low traffic streets anymore
  - bosie 4y ago
    temporarily, sure. doesn't mean you can't build there?
rcpt 4y ago
100% agree. But if we take zoning seriously when it comes to new apartments then we should take it seriously when it comes to Airbnb.
ptspts 4y ago
Is it possible to build proper noise insulation, which makes the house as quiet as the a house in a quiet neignorhood, to a newly built, modern apartment house? I think it is, but construction companies are trying to savd a few cents, and they don't add proper noise insulation.
- canucklady 4y ago
  Where I live the zoning laws require better noise isolation for new builds on major roads, because this is such an easy way for investors to save money and screw tenants.
opportune 4y ago
Not true in SF. Plenty of apartments are on streets that are not main thoroughfares. In fact busy streets are often primarily zoned commercial
- greggman3 4y ago
  Name any apartment complex on a quiet street in SF that's not in Mission Bay that's been built in the last 15 years
  - opportune 4y ago
    I don’t know any that were built in the last 15 years.
tekknik 4y ago
Where exactly in CA? I live in an apartment on a quiet street and the worst noise problem I have is the upstairs neighbors have a heavy dog that likes to jump around.

bosie 4y ago

why is california not allowing apartment buildings being built in low traffic streets?

CamelCaseName 4y ago
Because then they won't be low traffic streets anymore
- bosie 4y ago
  temporarily, sure. doesn't mean you can't build there?

rcpt 4y ago

100% agree. But if we take zoning seriously when it comes to new apartments then we should take it seriously when it comes to Airbnb.

ptspts 4y ago

Is it possible to build proper noise insulation, which makes the house as quiet as the a house in a quiet neignorhood, to a newly built, modern apartment house? I think it is, but construction companies are trying to savd a few cents, and they don't add proper noise insulation.

canucklady 4y ago
Where I live the zoning laws require better noise isolation for new builds on major roads, because this is such an easy way for investors to save money and screw tenants.

opportune 4y ago

Not true in SF. Plenty of apartments are on streets that are not main thoroughfares. In fact busy streets are often primarily zoned commercial

greggman3 4y ago
Name any apartment complex on a quiet street in SF that's not in Mission Bay that's been built in the last 15 years
- opportune 4y ago
  I don’t know any that were built in the last 15 years.

tekknik 4y ago

Where exactly in CA? I live in an apartment on a quiet street and the worst noise problem I have is the upstairs neighbors have a heavy dog that likes to jump around.