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> In the 80s ... Unrestricted was the default and zoning was loosely defined where it existed at all. Umm, pardon? Zoning was well-defined by the 1980s. A lot
by eesmith 2y ago
> In the 80s ... Unrestricted was the default and zoning was loosely defined where it existed at all.
Umm, pardon? Zoning was well-defined by the 1980s. A lot of post-war development was deliberately zoned single-family detached housing, for example.
- hattmall 2y agoThe suburban and exurban sprawl in the 80s was driven by developers chasing unrestricted zoning. Sure zoning was defined in metro areas but there was a ton of cheap housing available and a major development boom in the areas that allowed it. Now even very rural and remote places will in many cases have restrictive zoning and arduous permitting processes.