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[b]We have zoning for a reason[/b]. You can't build a shopping mall in my cul-de-sac of SFHs, nor open up an auto repair shop.[/quote]

What reason?

Nobody is talking about building shopping malls or auto repair shops in your cul-de-sac. And nobody is proposing to get rid of zoning, either. The idea is to [i]change[/i] the zoning to allow a one-family or two-family house (i.e., a duplex), instead of exclusively a one-family house.[/quote]

If Riemer gets the zoning even more jacked than it already is, and if at any time he decides we will have duplexes where there are now SFHs, I will take my high salary, low demand for resources self and move to another jurisdiction. I will not pay high taxes to put up with that bull$h*t, sorry.[/quote]

If you want to move because you can't stand the possibility that a neighboring property owner might replace a single house with a duplex, then move - I guess? It's your choice.[/quote]

What's your motivation for supporting such an idiotic idea? It's not altruism, so what is it?[/quote]

I'm not the PP but I support it because we need more housing and single family homes are a very inefficient use of land.  There is so much stupid fear mongering on this issue - no one is outlawing single family homes or requiring anyone to convert theirs and in most cases the form based part of the code is unchanged from what is on the books so at worst you'd get a duplex build under the same restrictions as a single family home (lot occupancy, set backs, height etc) and might not even be able to tell the difference.

And if you own a home in a desirable area the value of your lot just increased.[/quote]

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