I’m not a fan of bigger government overreach with the state preempting local control but, that said, this is a sensible proposal. This should be explained and encouraged at the local level however. I’m Chair of our county commission (Manatee County, FL) and I’m actively pushing to eliminate all minimum lot sizes and parking requirements while we update our development code and comprehensive plan. We’re hoping to have the draft update this summer so we’ll know soon what support I have for these proposals! 🏘️🤞
It's a matter of how you frame it. You could interpret it as big government engaging in overreach in order to override local government controls.
Or you could interpret it as big government intervening to protect the property rights of individual property owners from the abuses and excesses of the local municipalities and counties.
That every zoning restriction that a local county or municipality imposes on the individual property owners is a further stripping of his right to use his property as he wishes, and every intervention by big government to override local zoning restrictions is a reaffirmation of the individual property owner's property rights.
When you're ready for another Texas post, SB 785 was voted out of committee: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/Text.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB785
I'll return to Texas in 49 weeks. (Kidding...unless?)
I’m not a fan of bigger government overreach with the state preempting local control but, that said, this is a sensible proposal. This should be explained and encouraged at the local level however. I’m Chair of our county commission (Manatee County, FL) and I’m actively pushing to eliminate all minimum lot sizes and parking requirements while we update our development code and comprehensive plan. We’re hoping to have the draft update this summer so we’ll know soon what support I have for these proposals! 🏘️🤞
It's a matter of how you frame it. You could interpret it as big government engaging in overreach in order to override local government controls.
Or you could interpret it as big government intervening to protect the property rights of individual property owners from the abuses and excesses of the local municipalities and counties.
That every zoning restriction that a local county or municipality imposes on the individual property owners is a further stripping of his right to use his property as he wishes, and every intervention by big government to override local zoning restrictions is a reaffirmation of the individual property owner's property rights.