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Offering to make them multimillionaires in exchange for the land so you can build apartments should work
by CalRobert 2y ago
Offering to make them multimillionaires in exchange for the land so you can build apartments should work
- alistairSH 2y agoExcept for the neighbors who will likely block that apartment build-out via any means possible.
- throwway120385 2y agoDo they actually do that here, or are you just saying that?
- CalRobert 2y agoThey do that everywhere!
- rileyphone 2y agoIt's baked in to the process as part of design review, after getting pass the first wall of zoning. https://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/public-participation/early-community-outreach-for-design-review https://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/public-participation/e...
- alistairSH 2y agoNo clue about Seattle, but they definitely do in Northern VA where I live. Every new development that requires a change of permitted use goes through a lengthy review process with plenty of opportunity for locals to object. Edit - sibling comment indicates Seattle has something similar.
- CalRobert 2y agoIndeed, that’s the nimbys
- lazyasciiart 2y agoApartments are banned in about 70% of seattle residential land. Here are the things you are allowed to build: https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/SDCI/Codes/NeighborhoodResidentialZoningSummary.pdf https://www.seattle.gov/documents/Departments/SDCI/Codes/Nei...