[lmr]

If they were Amish contractors wanting to sell houses to non-Amish buyers you'd be right. But since both builders and occupants of the houses in question are Amish (possibly the same people...

If the Amish could guarantee self-ownership for the entire economic life of the property, then maybe...

Anyhow, I understand. I don't wear a seatbelt and I might participate in a tax revolt real soon. ;-)

[Still Thinking]

I thought of that, but I’ll bet Amish homes tend to stay in Amish hands pretty much forever. Besides, anybody that wants to move in won’t get a mortgage on home that isn’t code-compliant, so anyone buying one is paying cash and probably knows what he’s buying. If even that’s not good enough, pass an ordinance that says title transfers will not be recorded without a notarized waiver from the buyer acknowledging the variances.