Posted on 04/12/2012 3:27:11 PM PDT by robowombat
Hey, stop posting pictures of Bill Clinton’s childhood home! Even ex-presidents are entitled to some privacy!
They're Chinese, not stupid.
Then you'll get an R-5 built as R-8, which consolidates some of the land in a development as "common land", and maybe a park with a pool or something.
But R-30?
Don't think I've ever seen that one, but I have seen FAR 1, and FAR 2, and FAR 3, and on up. That's "Floor Area Ratio", and how many acres of floor space acceptable per 1 acre of land.
With your typical house having a footprint of 24X40 to 24X60, that R-30 zoning is more likely an FAR 3, with a small setback (open land around the structures).
That'd be pretty much like what we call Garden Apartments in the Eastern States and Florida Apartments in California.
BTW, the old Florida Apartments/Condos in California have been going the way of the dodo as they are taken down and replaced with 5 story buildings with elevators and separate parking. In the East they've been taking down older 5 story walk ups and replacing them with 3 story Florida Apartments (usually called LUXURY TOWNHOMES WITH GARAGE).
Overhanging all California residential development is the need to make buildings earthquake resistant. Consequently, depending on relative distance from a slip fault (and CA has lots of slip faults ~ many beaucoup) it may or may not be feasible to build above 1 story, or maybe 2, with affordable structures.
For most of the state it's not wise to go up more than 5 stories ~ end of that story. They do go up higher, but you should see the cost!
It was either this, or control immigration.
Scotts objects.
The rats have been trying to cram people into concentrated Democrat parasite nests (”cities”) for at least three decades. They just love “mass transit”. Can you imagine having to depend on those smelly city buses to go anywhere?
Impose it on $10 million homes in Hollywood and Malibu first, and see how that goes.
It’s amazing what these clowns will do to try to justify their dreams of “high speed rail”
Say what you will about Art Bell, George Noory and Coast-to-Coast AM, they've referenced aspects of this for years...and are usually derided as kooks.
California is approaching 4% development.
North Dakota is actually more developed than that.
There’s a reason for that.
Virginia, which has been undergoing development for a very long time, is at roughly 4%.
If you think about it, we don't even OWN our property ... we rent it from the government at the cost of property taxes. If you don't pay your annual 'rent' the government can take away what you 'own.'
The United States is in the process of becoming the “Detroit” of nations. Obiwant is proud.
We beat back an effort by our rural town government to rezone our neighborhood from half acre lots to quarter acre lots. Reason given at a public meeting: We would do better not having to mow or shovel so much.
We had been tipped off to attend the planning board meetings. It was an eyeopener, and well worth the time.
Thanks for the ping!
I remember you telling me about that!
I can’t imagine 30 homes on one acre of land, not even if they were one room homes!! More people will be leaving California, many have come to Texas. I’ve got about 30 miles of mostly unpopulated land in all directions from my town to the next town.
I once had a map that showed the vast unpopulated areas of the United States. I could probably find it on Google again.
ahahah - I remember this pic. I love it.
HOWEVER, let’s not get that around - the Agenda 21 folk just might think that’s the ticket...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.