Ya, I agree with that. Happy to pay the price. Would much prefer to just pay to stay where I'm at than have a bunch of people vote to take away my rights.
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Your rights are not being taken away. You have no right to restrict your neighbor from using their property as they see fit. Yes, you can vote to do it, but others can vote differently. The Supreme Court would rule against property rights restrictions, if anything.
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Whether I have that right depends on what system of law we all agreed to. If the law says they're not allowed to build, I do have the right to block it. I relied on that law and made investments, and I'd be damaged by a breach of contract. They can try to change the law.
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It seems you don't understand how laws and contracts work. You cannot sue for damages due to a zoning law change. But you're welcome to try, I'd love to see it (and laugh at it)!
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That's exactly the problem. It would be better for everyone if zoning laws could be relied upon for a given period of time, OR, if a change has to be made for the greater good that the victims of the change would be compensated.
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I don't understand. If you own land, upzoning will increase the value of that land. What exactly do you want to be compensated for? You think you deserve ADDITIONAL compensation beyond the increased value of the land you own??? Wat
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The presumption is that the value of all land to each individual can be independently measured in terms of dollars by some appraiser. What if no amount of money is worth the sky or the trees, or the silence? "upzoning" is a downgrade in value by my measurements.
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So what you're saying is... if your land gets upzoned, you want $infinity in compensation???
Btw, the land value doesn't need an appraiser, you can just sell to a developer for a large profit and move somewhere with the density you prefer.
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I'm saying that without knowing what the damage would be, infinity should be the expected price. Just like having a prenup -- maybe we should agree on some terms in advance? You could put a price on 99-year fixed zoning rules and I'd benefit from the increased predictability.
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I don't understand what you don't understand about this! There already is a price for this, you can already do this!
The price is the price to purchase all of the land that you want to have full control of what happens on it.
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I don't think that's actually the case. Can't the city rezone my land at any time, without my consent?
If you own all of the land that you want to control, upzoning it changes nothing except that it becomes more valuable if you sell it. Because you control it. The point is that if you want to have control over your neighbor’s land you should buy it.
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