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> When most of those rules are along the lines of They aren't. The rules you mentioned can be fit on a single page. Zoning code is hundreds of pages, and that
by antisthenes 3y ago
> When most of those rules are along the lines of
They aren't. The rules you mentioned can be fit on a single page.
Zoning code is hundreds of pages, and that's just for what you can do with the land. It's more hundreds of pages for building out a simple interior (e.g. kitchen, power outlets, plumbing, bedroom)
- AnthonyMouse 3y agoIn addition to that, many of the rules exist as a result of regulatory capture. For example, you have to both hire a licensed professional and have the city inspector sign off on the work. But isn't this redundant? Why couldn't you do the work yourself if the city inspector is still going to come and verify that it's up to code? It would be a lot more cost effective to consult a professional to ask how to do something up to code (consult an electrician in the same way as you might consult an attorney) rather than the equivalent of requiring the attorney to work in the factory and manufacture your widgets.