> Everyone would benefit if more housing were built, but nobody wants more built near their land. Letting land owners build on land they already own with fewer

> Everyone would benefit if more housing were built, but nobody wants more built near their land. Letting land owners build on land they already own with fewer restrictions solves this problem. If it's a matter of aesthetics or "neighborhood character" and not a matter of habitability as defined by the housing code, then why should the wants of whoever owns land that happens to be nearby factor in?