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Democrats Seek To Outlaw Suburban, Single-Family House Zoning, Calling It Racist And Bad For The Environment
The Daily Caller ^ | 12/23/19

Posted on 12/23/2019 1:47:25 PM PST by Liberty7732

Virginia House Del. Ibraheem Samirah introduced a bill that would override local zoning officials to permit multi-family housing in every neighborhood, changing the character of quiet suburbs.

Oregon passed a similar bill, following moves by cities such as Minneapolis; Austin, Texas; and Seattle.

Proponents say urban lifestyles are better for the environment and that suburbs are bastions of racial segregation.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: housing; virginia
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To: Liberty7732

Now more than ever home-rule for municipalities is very important. If State statutes allow such and your town is not- urge your council members to get on the ball to change that, if possible.


21 posted on 12/23/2019 2:05:05 PM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: rktman

Your post reminds me of the scene in Dr Zhivago.


22 posted on 12/23/2019 2:05:58 PM PST by hanamizu
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To: Liberty7732

Proponents say urban lifestyles are better for the environment and that suburbs are bastions of racial segregation.


Yes, everyone knows the urban lifestyle is much better for everyone than suburbs. Urban residents also are much happier as revealed by crime rates, etc.


23 posted on 12/23/2019 2:07:52 PM PST by hanamizu
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To: Liberty7732
No zoning in the town of 1,000, in which we live. PFFT!

You can pretty much do what ever you want up here. No one cares.

It would be great if it stays that way.


24 posted on 12/23/2019 2:08:13 PM PST by Daffynition (*I'm living the dream.* & :))
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To: Liberty7732

Bkmk


25 posted on 12/23/2019 2:08:28 PM PST by sauropod (Hold onto that impeachment for a while. It'll get better with age, just like Jennifer Rubin has.)
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To: Liberty7732

26 posted on 12/23/2019 2:08:30 PM PST by Bratch (IF YOU HAVE SELFISH IGNORANT CITIZENS, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE SELFISH IGNORANT LEADERS-George Carlin)
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To: Liberty7732

Virginia House Del. Ibraheem Samirah.....

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I think I see the problem here.


27 posted on 12/23/2019 2:08:46 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (2/3 of all impeached presidents were impeached because they pissed off Hillary)
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To: Liberty7732

Are they this stupid or are they trying to lose the next election? Both?


28 posted on 12/23/2019 2:10:20 PM PST by katana
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To: Liberty7732

Zoning is normally a local prerogative. I’m not sure the VA Constitution would allow state pre-emption of local zoning codes. Ibraheeeem will likely find that Dem representatives from NOVA will not want to anger their property-owning government employee constituents in leafy suburbs — they might be liberals, but multifamily housing is so “little people”.


29 posted on 12/23/2019 2:10:45 PM PST by Chewbarkah
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To: hanamizu
Gracious, don't tell them, they burn wood for heat here. Must be b/c there is a lot of it!


30 posted on 12/23/2019 2:10:55 PM PST by Daffynition (*I'm living the dream.* & :))
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To: rktman

The housing and single family dwelling code already gives a minimum square footage based on number of occupants. Most city have zoning requirement that exceed that minimum. Mostly because that minimum would not generate much property tax revenue.


31 posted on 12/23/2019 2:13:41 PM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: Liberty7732

Traveling through Europe, what one immediately notices is there are few single family homes. Abundance of single family homes is what distinguishes us from Europe and Big cities in Asia. Of course progressives want us to look like Europe, with middle class living in apartments, high taxes and gov’t run healthcare.


32 posted on 12/23/2019 2:13:41 PM PST by entropy12 (You are either for free enterprise or want gov't to protect your wage levels. Can't be both.)
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To: PGalt

It was their idea in the 60’s to create vertical ghettos for black people. Now in order to atone for that mistake they want to create vertical ghettos for white people.

I’m hoping that this crap is Hitler in the bunker stuff, because they know that they are about to lose bigly.


33 posted on 12/23/2019 2:16:29 PM PST by The Antiyuppie (“When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day”)
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To: Daffynition

I love that!


34 posted on 12/23/2019 2:18:53 PM PST by wally_bert (Your methods were a little incomplete, you too for that matter.)
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To: Bratch

Eloi and Morlocks.

Of course, the Morlocks found the Eloi to be quite tasty.


35 posted on 12/23/2019 2:19:21 PM PST by The Antiyuppie (“When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day”)
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To: Liberty7732

Racist? What isn’t these days?

A real estate agent is prohibited by law from discussing neighborhood racial demographics.


36 posted on 12/23/2019 2:24:30 PM PST by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: Liberty7732

I my small Montana town the city requires this of developers of more than X lots.

My wife’s RE Company represents a Developer and the current subdivision is seven phases in total 20 to 40 lots per phase.

There is ONE area for multi family(MF) homes. It is sold as ONE development and currently is under contract to close early 2020.

Lots in the subdivision have been for sale for five years and only NOW is the one MF area under contract...

If there was more money in MF units this would have sold long ago...


37 posted on 12/23/2019 2:24:59 PM PST by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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To: Liberty7732

This is in Virginia, the “Sic Semper Tyrannis” state. This might be a good time for Virginians to consider what that means.


38 posted on 12/23/2019 2:25:23 PM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.)
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To: katana

In Virginia, the Democrats are in complete control and have rigged the elections with illegal alien and non citizen voting so that they will be in power for decades to come.

Virginia is now and forever East California.


39 posted on 12/23/2019 2:25:33 PM PST by oldbill
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To: Liberty7732

It’s already a statewide law in California.


40 posted on 12/23/2019 2:26:37 PM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care!)
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