Wes Moore Wants to Destroy Your Neighborhood

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sighhhhhhh

America so desperately thinks they can plan urban design like Japan, but it will be a disaster because America never plans anything right. For starters, the US doesn't have the infrastructure to be designed like Japan. Our public transport sucks ass. Everyone drives everywhere.

All we are going to get are a bunch of neighborhoods that were designed for SFHs now flooded with townhouses, multiplexes and apartments. You are ging to get a million cars parking on the streets, trash problems, and water problems. People are still going to drive everywhere.

This. They increase the density and do nothing to upgrade the infrastructure to handle the density. We have had so many apartment building put up around our neighborhood, but have they increased school capacity? No. And the traffic is horrendous. Now takes forever just to get out of my neighborhood. It's awful. Not to mention all I can see when I look up is buildings instead of sky. If I wanted that, I would have purchased a home in the city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sighhhhhhh

America so desperately thinks they can plan urban design like Japan, but it will be a disaster because America never plans anything right. For starters, the US doesn't have the infrastructure to be designed like Japan. Our public transport sucks ass. Everyone drives everywhere.

All we are going to get are a bunch of neighborhoods that were designed for SFHs now flooded with townhouses, multiplexes and apartments. You are ging to get a million cars parking on the streets, trash problems, and water problems. People are still going to drive everywhere.

This. They increase the density and do nothing to upgrade the infrastructure to handle the density. We have had so many apartment building put up around our neighborhood, but have they increased school capacity? No. And the traffic is horrendous. Now takes forever just to get out of my neighborhood. It's awful. Not to mention all I can see when I look up is buildings instead of sky. If I wanted that, I would have purchased a home in the city.

It’s going to suck, but overall your property value will likely go up, depending. Your SFH, if it’s developable, will go up in value.’ If you spent a tons of money on your house and have two apartment buildings pop up on your street, you might be be in trouble lmao

My house is redone with an addition, but I think that I could subdivide into multiple units and would just move somewhere nicer. Everyone else can enjoy the 10,000 cars parks on their streets

[Anonymous]

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-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.

My response:
Eliminate SF zoning: A wall of 50 foot tall townhomes would block the sunlight to my yard and home
8 unit/acre density: my neighborhood was designed planned for 1 unit/acre density, roads cannot handle 6-8x traffic and there is no ROW to make roads with 8x density.
Lot coverage limits: This will increase run-off/impervious surfacwes. It will create a higher risk of flooding and water damage for homes in my neighborhood. I have already experienced an increase in flooding from my neighbors home addition, eliminating lot coverage requirements will make this much worse.
Reducing setbacks: Increases the risk of fires spreading from home to home and it will raise home insurance rates. Home insurance companies use the distance from neighboring buildings in their risk models because it increased the risk of wind damage, fire damage, etc.
Setbacks of 5-10ft can also create significant noise pollution issues, when homes have AC units right next to your property line.
Eliminating height limits: people are going to build whatever they are allowed to build a that is economically feasible to build. Yes people will absolutely build 45-50 foot homes on postage stamps lots. This will turn my house into a basement, kill my garden and make it feel like I live in a fishbowl.

The limit is 35 ft high.

It protects people trying to build smaller houses.

No it does not say this. It says notwithstanding any other law, a legislative body may not establish any requirements that directly or indirectly regulate exterior dimensions. That means that height limits for residential zoning will be unenforceable for areas subject to this law. You either did not read this bill or you are lying to reduce opposition to it.

Well, that’s because there is another law called building code that limits it to 35 feet. Ffs!

Yes, the bill does not state everything we already know.

The building limit is so that people can make shorter buildings, not taller buildings.

The building code does not limit height to 35ft zoning does. You have no idea what you are talking about.

Yes it does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is amazing news. Property owners should be free to build as much housing on their property as they want.

If you want to ensure that you only ever live next door to single family homes then you're free to buy that property and keep them as single family homes.

I can't wait for all the NIMBY whiners who gleefully tell hard working middle class people who can't afford a SFH in a decent school district that "nobody's entitled to live in a good neighborhood" to gnash their teeth and rend their garments to realize that they're no longer entitled to prevent progress for their own benefit.

Lol.

Jokes on them, the school systems will continue to collapse along with the roads and quality of life.

[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.

This is hogwash. Seriously. Are you gaslighting?

Eliminating SFH zoning means I can build a condo building in any neighborhood I want and the height restrictions - at least as imagined in places like MoCo by our nutty Council - is up to five stories.

It also means I can cram units into one lot and build right up to the lot line.

And all of this while Maryland can’t afford basic maintenance if infrastructure and our schools struggle in MoCo to do basic updates.

As soon as my kids are in college, I’m out of the state. That gives me no joy as a life-long Marylander and a Democratic voter. “Progressives” are the death of us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

This is hogwash. Seriously. Are you gaslighting?

Eliminating SFH zoning means I can build a condo building in any neighborhood I want and the height restrictions - at least as imagined in places like MoCo by our nutty Council - is up to five stories.

It also means I can cram units into one lot and build right up to the lot line.

And all of this while Maryland can’t afford basic maintenance if infrastructure and our schools struggle in MoCo to do basic updates.

As soon as my kids are in college, I’m out of the state. That gives me no joy as a life-long Marylander and a Democratic voter. “Progressives” are the death of us.

its terrible and another reason why our negative net migration will increase. All moore cares about is national attention. he just wants to get on TV and talk about how he removed SF zoning to help Marylanders. No major company is going to come to our high taxed state, when they cant even promise their employees that the house they buy wont have an apartment next to it with 50 transients.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

This is hogwash. Seriously. Are you gaslighting?

Eliminating SFH zoning means I can build a condo building in any neighborhood I want and the height restrictions - at least as imagined in places like MoCo by our nutty Council - is up to five stories.

It also means I can cram units into one lot and build right up to the lot line.

And all of this while Maryland can’t afford basic maintenance if infrastructure and our schools struggle in MoCo to do basic updates.

As soon as my kids are in college, I’m out of the state. That gives me no joy as a life-long Marylander and a Democratic voter. “Progressives” are the death of us.

its terrible and another reason why our negative net migration will increase. All moore cares about is national attention. he just wants to get on TV and talk about how he removed SF zoning to help Marylanders. No major company is going to come to our high taxed state, when they cant even promise their employees that the house they buy wont have an apartment next to it with 50 transients.

Yes, it’s the suckening of Maryland, but a good opportunity to scoop up any cheap SFH you see for sale. Develop it and use the proceeds to move somewhere where this isn’t happening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

This is hogwash. Seriously. Are you gaslighting?

Eliminating SFH zoning means I can build a condo building in any neighborhood I want and the height restrictions - at least as imagined in places like MoCo by our nutty Council - is up to five stories.

It also means I can cram units into one lot and build right up to the lot line.

And all of this while Maryland can’t afford basic maintenance if infrastructure and our schools struggle in MoCo to do basic updates.

As soon as my kids are in college, I’m out of the state. That gives me no joy as a life-long Marylander and a Democratic voter. “Progressives” are the death of us.

Where are you going? I am trying to understand where people are going who hate "progressives", yet somehow have more stringent zoning laws.

Where is this unicorn state?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

This is hogwash. Seriously. Are you gaslighting?

Eliminating SFH zoning means I can build a condo building in any neighborhood I want and the height restrictions - at least as imagined in places like MoCo by our nutty Council - is up to five stories.

It also means I can cram units into one lot and build right up to the lot line.

And all of this while Maryland can’t afford basic maintenance if infrastructure and our schools struggle in MoCo to do basic updates.

As soon as my kids are in college, I’m out of the state. That gives me no joy as a life-long Marylander and a Democratic voter. “Progressives” are the death of us.

Where are you going? I am trying to understand where people are going who hate "progressives", yet somehow have more stringent zoning laws.

Where is this unicorn state?

Why would you think that people hate progressives?

People’s bad judgement about zoning doesn’t give them some magical ability to determine who is progressive. Being able to think things through isn’t conservatives, quite the opposite. The YIMBYs are just Libertarians on bikes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

This is hogwash. Seriously. Are you gaslighting?

Eliminating SFH zoning means I can build a condo building in any neighborhood I want and the height restrictions - at least as imagined in places like MoCo by our nutty Council - is up to five stories.

It also means I can cram units into one lot and build right up to the lot line.

And all of this while Maryland can’t afford basic maintenance if infrastructure and our schools struggle in MoCo to do basic updates.

As soon as my kids are in college, I’m out of the state. That gives me no joy as a life-long Marylander and a Democratic voter. “Progressives” are the death of us.

Where are you going? I am trying to understand where people are going who hate "progressives", yet somehow have more stringent zoning laws.

Where is this unicorn state?

Why would you think that people hate progressives?

People’s bad judgement about zoning doesn’t give them some magical ability to determine who is progressive. Being able to think things through isn’t conservatives, quite the opposite. The YIMBYs are just Libertarians on bikes.

PP said "Progressives" are the death of us. I am just literally responding to that person.

[Anonymous]

maryland returns full circle to its soviet roots

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:maryland returns full circle to its soviet roots

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

This is hogwash. Seriously. Are you gaslighting?

Eliminating SFH zoning means I can build a condo building in any neighborhood I want and the height restrictions - at least as imagined in places like MoCo by our nutty Council - is up to five stories.

It also means I can cram units into one lot and build right up to the lot line.

And all of this while Maryland can’t afford basic maintenance if infrastructure and our schools struggle in MoCo to do basic updates.

As soon as my kids are in college, I’m out of the state. That gives me no joy as a life-long Marylander and a Democratic voter. “Progressives” are the death of us.

No you can't build a condo in a neighborhood. You can have 8 townhouses but not a condo. There is a height restriction by building codes.

You are bombastic and have no credibility.

Bye Felicia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

This is hogwash. Seriously. Are you gaslighting?

Eliminating SFH zoning means I can build a condo building in any neighborhood I want and the height restrictions - at least as imagined in places like MoCo by our nutty Council - is up to five stories.

It also means I can cram units into one lot and build right up to the lot line.

And all of this while Maryland can’t afford basic maintenance if infrastructure and our schools struggle in MoCo to do basic updates.

As soon as my kids are in college, I’m out of the state. That gives me no joy as a life-long Marylander and a Democratic voter. “Progressives” are the death of us.

No you can't build a condo in a neighborhood. You can have 8 townhouses but not a condo. There is a height restriction by building codes.

You are bombastic and have no credibility.

Bye Felicia.

Yes, you CAN build multi unit homes. And yes, you CAN build up to 50 feet high. That’s about 5 stories.

Bless your heart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

This is hogwash. Seriously. Are you gaslighting?

Eliminating SFH zoning means I can build a condo building in any neighborhood I want and the height restrictions - at least as imagined in places like MoCo by our nutty Council - is up to five stories.

It also means I can cram units into one lot and build right up to the lot line.

And all of this while Maryland can’t afford basic maintenance if infrastructure and our schools struggle in MoCo to do basic updates.

As soon as my kids are in college, I’m out of the state. That gives me no joy as a life-long Marylander and a Democratic voter. “Progressives” are the death of us.

No you can't build a condo in a neighborhood. You can have 8 townhouses but not a condo. There is a height restriction by building codes.

You are bombastic and have no credibility.

Bye Felicia.

Yes, you CAN build multi unit homes. And yes, you CAN build up to 50 feet high. That’s about 5 stories.

Bless your heart.

These things are not going to ruin your idyllic neighborhood. Not that you have an absolute right to encase it in amber to begin with.

You are free to purchase the surrounding properties if you wish to dictate what goes on in them.