[Cat loving Texan]

Glad to see the tree huggers slapped down. Hope this passes.

[P-40]

He also said the ordinance affects property owners in East Austin more severely because the lots are narrower there.

The ordinance was mainly for Tarrytown (wealthy) and not East Austin (poor). Can't the Austin ordinance just be rewritten to exclude areas where non-white, non-wealthy, and non-liberals live?

[Arrowhead1952]

In February 2006, the Austin City Council imposed a 30-day moratorium on construction of new houses or additions that neighborhood activists deemed too large and out-of-character with the bungalows and cottages of so many of Austin's older neighborhoods.

Gee, I wonder how many of AlGore's environmental whackos, treehugging, salamander loving nutcases think those older homes are energy efficient? I bet those homes use much more energy than a larger and newer home.

[Freedom_man79]

Zoning laws are a violation of property rights. The only thing that can be done is a home owner be sued is if a home owner by doing something on his/her property harms his/her neighbor.