tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post4537752433577265835..comments2023-10-21T03:07:18.017-05:00Comments on Enclave: Cavalcade of Capitalists: She Only Wants Zoning When It Benefits HerS-townMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948307051485318061noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-59868287663787143122007-06-21T14:16:00.000-05:002007-06-21T14:16:00.000-05:00Is this really an issue? Are there developers just...Is this really an issue? Are there developers just waiting to build thousands of really tall units? <BR/><BR/>It appears more like election year grandstanding by David Briley to win the "neighborhood" groups.<BR/><BR/>If he really wanted to protect neighborhoods, why not extend the overlays to insist that faux period houses be built with materials consistent with other houses in the area, rather than subbing hardiplank for wood siding?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-1417556000197345612007-06-21T10:14:00.000-05:002007-06-21T10:14:00.000-05:00People who understand the market mechanism also un...People who understand the market mechanism also understand market failure. In the presence of market failure regulation does increase efficiency. In this case, one's planned high rise digs that would block out the sun or view of the neighbors would be a spillover, a negative externality. It would impose costs on others without giving compensation. Some regulation, as in this case, is consistent with ethusiasm for the market mechanism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com