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Originally Posted by HenryA
Wouldn’t want local people deciding what’s best for themselves. Who knows what what might happen to the plans of the State. The plans might get derailed and people might live as they choose.
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Under prior law, most people couldn't decided what they wanted for themselves. They were restricted to only being allowed to build single family housing. The new state law expands the freedom given to property owners, but only slightly. Currently, homeowners are burdened by local zoning regulations that restrict their choices and inhibit a free real estate market.
The consequences of this have been incredibly high housing costs, and significant lost economic productivity. Can you really look at a row of dilapidated 1500 sq ft houses selling for $2 million dollars whose residents have hour-long commutes and think to yourself "this is a good policy outcome"?