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Zoning and parking minimums. When it’s illegal to build a bowling alley without 128 parking spaces you end up bulldozing your city for parking.
by CalRobert 2y ago
Zoning and parking minimums. When it’s illegal to build a bowling alley without 128 parking spaces you end up bulldozing your city for parking.
- naming_the_user 2y agoIn the UK we have a lot of stuff like that too, not necessarily codified, just that the default position is that you can't build somewhere unless you have permission and the local council will probably block it (as a result undeveloped land is <10% of the cost of developed/developable land). Feels like that's a far easier target to attack first.
- CalRobert 2y agoThe Uk has a hideously restrictive planning process designed to ensure no building is too interesting
- Cthulhu_ 2y agoThis is the problem that a lot of people are overlooking; it's not just a lack of property developers, NIMBYism, etc but a major part is policy and zoning laws, which aren't being challenged / changed enough.
- CalRobert 2y agoEvery boomer trying to preserve their home values and easy parking is doing it on the backs of younger generations.
- skeeter2020 2y agoEverybody's solution is relax zoning and parking requirements, until it gets done and then a predatory developer applies to build one of these monstrosities beside your house.