Constance Nompelis wrote: I find this code to be ridiculous and discriminatory in favor of the so-called "traditional" family. (snip) Suppose two lesbian couples wanted to buy a house together, (snip)or even just share expenses in renting a place like the aforementioned house. (Still a great money-saving idea.) Let's say that one or more of them are in grad school at the U, and they'd like to live in the area.
Can they not do that? David Piehl writes: Not sure who all was involved, but I know Gary Schiff played an important role in changing the city ordinances to recognize same sex relationships; he used almost the same example, saying that a gay couple with a few roommates could suddenly be in violation of occupancy ordinances. Thanks Gary & all who voted for this! It is odd, though, that occupancy is determined by someone's definition of who is related. Technically, more people than could physically fit into a building could be legal to live there if they're all related, whereas 5 unrelated people would be illegal in a 10,000 square foot house. Seems like occupancy would better be determined by square footage, but that gets into value judgements as well - how do you tell someone that their whole family can't live in a certain house because there are too many of them?? David Piehl Central __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
