Wes Moore Wants to Destroy Your Neighborhood

[Anonymous]

The governor of Maryland is pushing an absurb bill this year to eliminate zoning everywhere in Marylnd that has access to public sewer. The proposed bill (HB239/SB36) will do the following:
-Eliminate single family zoning
-Enforce a minimum zoned density of 8units/acre
-Eliminate lot coverage limits
-Make lot setbacks 5ft side/10ft front
-Eliminate height restrictions

I would strongly recommend calling the governors office and your state representatives to voice your opposition to this bill. This law will completely destroy many suburban neighborhoods and ruin quality of life.

[Anonymous]

For the whole state?

[Anonymous]

And it will pass because there are no dissenting voices in Maryland government.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the whole state?

Yes for the entire state anywhere that has access to public sewer, with very limited exceptions.

[Anonymous]

-Eliminate single family zoning: All this means is that they will allow townhomes where there is single family zoning.

-Enforce a minimum zoned density of 8units/acre - this is only for townhomes with public water and this is a common industry standard.

-Eliminate lot coverage limits: This just means houses will be closer together like in the Kentlands in Maryland, essentially no yard. It makes houses more affordable.

-Make lot setbacks 5ft side/10ft front - IDK if I care about this or not, why do you?

-Eliminate height restrictions: This at 1st glance might make you think they can build bigger structure but it is so they can build smaller more affordable homes.

[Anonymous]

This sounds like a good idea to me. They’re not going to destroy your suburban neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the whole state?

Does no apply to historic districts and agricultural land.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And it will pass because there are no dissenting voices in Maryland government.

Which things do you want to dissent and why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the whole state?

Does no apply to historic districts and agricultural land.

Yes, most people don't live in those areas, and agricultural land usually doesn't have water/sewer anyway

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This sounds like a good idea to me. They’re not going to destroy your suburban neighborhood.

Speak for yourself. My kids school is significantly over capacity and the roads are already full of cars parked on both sides. Building a 50 foot tall sfh 5 feet from my property line would absolutely ruin my families quality of life.

[Anonymous]

Eliminate single family zoning: All this means is that they will allow townhomes where there is single family zoning.

-Enforce a minimum zoned density of 8units/acre - this is only for townhomes with public water and this is a common industry standard.


-Eliminate lot coverage limits: This just means houses will be closer together like in the Kentlands in Maryland, essentially no yard. It makes houses more affordable.


-Make lot setbacks 5ft side/10ft front - IDK if I care about this or not, why do you?


-Eliminate height restrictions: This at 1st glance might make you think they can build bigger structure but it is so they can build smaller more affordable homes.

Most of MD already looks like ugly trash compared to VA, and it looks like our governor is working hard to further degrade public infrastructure. Elections have consequences. Can’t wait to see the boom in rural, non-public septic building that results if this passes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the whole state?

Does no apply to historic districts and agricultural land.

Yes, most people don't live in those areas, and agricultural land usually doesn't have water/sewer anyway

There are lots of people on well water in Maryland.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This sounds like a good idea to me. They’re not going to destroy your suburban neighborhood.

Speak for yourself. My kids school is significantly over capacity and the roads are already full of cars parked on both sides. Building a 50 foot tall sfh 5 feet from my property line would absolutely ruin my families quality of life.

Building codes do not allow for homes taller than 35 ft.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eliminate single family zoning: All this means is that they will allow townhomes where there is single family zoning.

-Enforce a minimum zoned density of 8units/acre - this is only for townhomes with public water and this is a common industry standard.


-Eliminate lot coverage limits: This just means houses will be closer together like in the Kentlands in Maryland, essentially no yard. It makes houses more affordable.


-Make lot setbacks 5ft side/10ft front - IDK if I care about this or not, why do you?


-Eliminate height restrictions: This at 1st glance might make you think they can build bigger structure but it is so they can build smaller more affordable homes.

Most of MD already looks like ugly trash compared to VA, and it looks like our governor is working hard to further degrade public infrastructure. Elections have consequences. Can’t wait to see the boom in rural, non-public septic building that results if this passes.

So you have not cognizant reasoning why you don't like the bill.

[Anonymous]

As I live in a dense neighborhood already with more huge apartment buildings going up, Wes Moore isn't going to have a chance of destroying my neighborhood, and I couldn't care less about protecting the suburban way of life. If he could help out with properly funding the schools and transit for this influx of kids, that would be cool.