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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just because something is zoned for something doesn't mean that thing is ever going to be built there. "Exhaust the correct zoning" is not a thing that happens in real life.[/quote]

If that is the logic, why the proposal to change zoning at all if the zoning doesn't mean the additional homes will be built?[/quote]

Zoning allows something to happen. Will it happen if the zoning is changed to allow it? Maybe. Will it happen if the zoning is not changed to allow it? No.[/quote]

So by that logic, just observe if the existing zoning capacity are being utilized before expanding it with new zoning changes. If existing capacity is plenty, what would even more capacity do?[/quote]

Space is not fungible. More capacity would allow building [i]in different places[/i] where there might be more factors encouraging new housing or making it financially viable than in the places that aren't currently "exhausted." Would you want to move to a new home that was mainly built where it was because it wasn't visible to existing residents, or because it was proactively chosen to be near transportation, work, etc? What if nothing is built because nothing is for sale in the hypothetically already zoned areas?

I am a person who consistently values location over space for housing, so you might answer this question differently, but the point  is that location matters for both developers and consumers. [/quote]

We are clearly talking about local issues, and by local, meaning in close proximity and within the same real estate market. If they are very different real estate markets, then absolutely, zoning changes will help. [/quote]

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