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But if something violates the law isn't that why we have courts instead of passing something that will continue on for the next few decades?
by techsupporter 12y ago
But if something violates the law isn't that why we have courts instead of passing something that will continue on for the next few decades?
- timr 12y agoThe law allows an (IIRC unelected) review board to grant zoning variances. What happened here was that the review board was rubber stamping the exception because powerful local politicians wanted it to happen, because...well, money talks. Essentially, the citizens passed an initiative that ensured that the existing zoning laws had some actual teeth, instead of just trusting politicians not to violate them with impunity.