Constance Nompelis asks: "Here's the big problem: WHO gets to decide what is okay and not okay for Minneapolitans to do with their own property? "
Here's a few arguments some New Urbanists have against zoning: The most beautiful cities in the world were built without zoning and planning. There is a lot of ugly cities and bland suburbs with extensive zoning codes. Imagine Venice or Florence with our zoning codes. Zoning makes neighborhoods homogenous, boring and inconvenient.....restricting restaurants, bars and places to buy essential things. Zoning gives a lot of power to officials who can give property owners a variance from the code. Without zoning, citizens would be more directly involved with the design of their neighborhood and city. I think it would be an interesting experiment for Minneapolis to go without zoning for ten years or so....it would save the taxpayers money .....and maybe I could buy some wine or beer a block or two from my house. Ken Avidor Kingfield _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
