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And that running businesses out of homes is frequently illegal, another casualty of zoning.

• wodenokoto 1y ago
  That’s the whole point of zoning
  • pjc50 1y ago
    But why? (semi-rhetorical, but that's exactly the discussion we're having here, whether people should be allowed a backyard coffee shop)
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    • frollogaston 1y ago
      Externalities. But I'm not a fan of the neighborhoods that have nothing but houses for miles. Gotta balance it a little more.
      • zbrozek 1y ago
        Just directly regulate the externalities with measurable objective limits rather than ban all land uses but one.
        • frollogaston 1y ago
          That's too complicated and prone to loopholes that cannot be closed afterwards