Overriding local zoning to allow multi-family units in suburban neighborhoods in VA

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Anonymous wrote:This does not need to be decided at the state level. At the local level, changes go before the communities involved. Sometimes there are good reasons that people may have.

Yeah, but there aren't good reasons in this case.

The possible lack of adequate infrastructure is a very good reason to oppose rezoning.

I like to think the best of people, but it's difficult to believe that opposition to duplexes by right, from people who live in the one-unit detached houses they own, is based on sincere concern that the neighborhood might not have adequate sewer capacity.

You really don’t realize the concept of infrastructure encompasses more than sewers? Thankfully the legislators do.

Sewers were what was mentioned. If there are other "infrastructure" concerns about duplexes by right, please explain.

Keeping in mind that "How will it affect my ability to store my car on the public street?" is not an infrastructure concern.

water mains, wastewater drains, sewer systems, gas lines, electrical lines (especially if they're already underground), and roadways -- to name a few.

You're worried that the water mains and gas lines don't have enough capacity for a mixed duplex-uniplex neighborhood vs. an all uniplex neighborhood?

Who's worried?

[Anonymous]

Evidently someone is worried, or they wouldn't have brought it up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Evidently someone is worried, or they wouldn't have brought it up.

To the contrary, I asked the question because I didn't see anyone express "worry" on this thread.

What I have seen though are relevant questions raised about the impact upzoning would have on existing infrastructure. I don't believe any of these questions have been answered.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Evidently someone is worried, or they wouldn't have brought it up.

To the contrary, I asked the question because I didn't see anyone express "worry" on this thread.

What I have seen though are relevant questions raised about the impact upzoning would have on existing infrastructure. I don't believe any of these questions have been answered.

Ok, so you're not worried about the impact upzoning would have on existing infrastructure, you just have questions about the impact upzoning would have on existing infrastructure.

[Anonymous]

This is a local issue. Period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a local issue. Period.

Evidently it is not exclusively a local issue.

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I don’t see how a duplex is any worse than the monster new builds that cover every inch of a lot they are allowed to.

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Adding duplexes is not going to make any difference to housing prices. People will just move in closer from the suburbs. The idea that this is going to make housing affordable is ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:Adding duplexes is not going to make any difference to housing prices. People will just move in closer from the suburbs. The idea that this is going to make housing affordable is ridiculous.

Adding duplexes will allow more people to live closer. That's a good thing, right?

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Anonymous wrote:Adding duplexes is not going to make any difference to housing prices. People will just move in closer from the suburbs. The idea that this is going to make housing affordable is ridiculous.

Adding duplexes will allow more people to live closer. That's a good thing, right?

Not to me. DC is already one of the most densely populated places in America. Why would I want it to be even more crowded? If I wanted to live in a shoebox and have no room to breathe, I'd move to New York City.

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Anonymous wrote:Adding duplexes is not going to make any difference to housing prices. People will just move in closer from the suburbs. The idea that this is going to make housing affordable is ridiculous.

Adding duplexes will allow more people to live closer. That's a good thing, right?

Not to me. DC is already one of the most densely populated places in America. Why would I want it to be even more crowded? If I wanted to live in a shoebox and have no room to breathe, I'd move to New York City.

This is about Virginia, which is not in DC. Or vice versa.

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Anonymous wrote:Evidently someone is worried, or they wouldn't have brought it up.

To the contrary, I asked the question because I didn't see anyone express "worry" on this thread.

What I have seen though are relevant questions raised about the impact upzoning would have on existing infrastructure. I don't believe any of these questions have been answered.

Ok, so you're not worried about the impact upzoning would have on existing infrastructure, you just have questions about the impact upzoning would have on existing infrastructure.

Hey! You can read! Good job!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Adding duplexes is not going to make any difference to housing prices. People will just move in closer from the suburbs. The idea that this is going to make housing affordable is ridiculous.

It will make a non-hoa home with a yard more affordable, but it will not be low income housing.

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Anonymous wrote:Evidently someone is worried, or they wouldn't have brought it up.

To the contrary, I asked the question because I didn't see anyone express "worry" on this thread.

What I have seen though are relevant questions raised about the impact upzoning would have on existing infrastructure. I don't believe any of these questions have been answered.

Do you also ask these questions when apartments or new office buildings are built or is it only when someone with less money than you may move next door? Duplexes are no worse than McMansions.

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Anonymous wrote:Evidently someone is worried, or they wouldn't have brought it up.

To the contrary, I asked the question because I didn't see anyone express "worry" on this thread.

What I have seen though are relevant questions raised about the impact upzoning would have on existing infrastructure. I don't believe any of these questions have been answered.

Do you also ask these questions when apartments or new office buildings are built or is it only when someone with less money than you may move next door? Duplexes are no worse than McMansions.

Who said someone with less money is moving next door? Gosh, I wouldn’t want to live in your head - swirling with negativity and imagining the worst in people...