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Wisconsin_Expat t1_j5tv98m wrote

Reply to comment by MoiJaimeLesCrepes in Washington state might nix-single family zoning by magenta_placenta

It makes sense for seattle. There’s no reason why anyone should be banned from buying a single family home there, tearing it down and building multifamily developments with the demand for homes we have here.

Adding that I’m a homeowner here and a lot of the city looks like Shoreline or Edmonds

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Mister_Lich t1_j5u61tq wrote

I feel like a lot of people have a misconception about this headline.

It’s not banning single family homes.

It’s banning exclusionary zoning. You can still have single family homes, but you will also be able to build other things as well on that land you own.

Your home isn’t getting fucking outlawed dude.

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Wisconsin_Expat t1_j5v7y7s wrote

100%. And if I sell my home and a developer wants to buy it and eventually tear it down for more dense housing? Great. That’s the free market working.

Also new developments of single family homes aren’t going to be outlawed either. They’ll just be in the suburbs because there won’t be the demand for multi family like there is in the actual cities.

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Mister_Lich t1_j5v9k4f wrote

I think I misunderstood your earlier comment that I replied to - I was under the impression you were against the change and were talking about how "nobody should be banned from buying a single family home here" as if people were about to be banned from buying SFH's.

My bad! We're in agreement.

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