[quote=FlyerInHi]Carli, I would argue that zoning takes away property rights. The rules are cookie cutter arbitrary and don’t take into account the lay of the land, people with resources can get variances but the regular guy is hurt.
So you end up with ugly suburbs like Clairemont that don’t get up zoned and remodeled.
I thInk my view is more big picture than those of soccer moms who don’t want to deal with traffic taxiing their kids around in their SUVs and mini vans.[/quote]
FlyerInHi, since you view yourself as mainly focused on big picture, try to address the big picture question instead of dodging it with a remark about zoning: Why should a developer’s property rights trump individuals’ property rights?
And no need to attempt to discount differing opinions with meaningless labels like soccer mom and silly outdated stereotypes.
