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Ultimately,the bill jeopardizes the investments of both residents and corporations by not protecting the tax base via building standards.There are plenty of suburbs that are what they are today,valuable and desirable...due solely to their high building standards.Forcing towns and cities to have virtually no building standards for facades/making things look uniform/cosmetically desirable,is a nightmare situation.Think bare minimum facades without anything extra on both residential and commercial lots.This would be allowed without local masonry regulations that this bill preempts.When property values go unprotected by minimum standards,the at-large tax base is de-valued,resulting in higher taxes for everybody.
What states would never consider doing something like this?What states allow towns/cities to have the most control over building standards?
The link doesn't work so I'll take your word for it.
If you didn't mention the state I would have guessed Texas.
I know my village in WI has say over building heights and other criteria. I live next door to a vacant commercial building that is speculated to be demolished to make way for a mixed use building. My neighbor is petitioning the village to limit the building to four stories but I really don't care.
Does anyone have more insight to contribute regarding what states allow towns/cities to have the most control over building standards?
I believe New York State is one of the top contenders to answer your question.
First of all, in New York, local cities and towns control all the zoning, counties have little if any zoning power. Another reason that makes New York one of the top contenders for local control is that New York has even smaller levels of government inside the towns - incorporated villages. New York type villages control most of the zoning and building codes within their boundaries. So we are talking really local here.
The six New England states also lack (as far as I know) county involvement in zoning and building codes so they may be similar to New York. Vermont even has New York style villages. However, I am not sure if any of those states interfere with local control on building standards and zoning.
In conclusion, I would definitely place New York States in the top 10 states that allow the most local control. Possibly the 6 New England states as well. So that could be 7 out of the top 10 right there.
I believe New York State is one of the top contenders to answer your question.
First of all, in New York, local cities and towns control all the zoning, counties have little if any zoning power. Another reason that makes New York one of the top contenders for local control is that New York has even smaller levels of government inside the towns - incorporated villages. New York type villages control most of the zoning and building codes within their boundaries. So we are talking really local here.
The six New England states also lack (as far as I know) county involvement in zoning and building codes so they may be similar to New York. Vermont even has New York style villages. However, I am not sure if any of those states interfere with local control on building standards and zoning.
In conclusion, I would definitely place New York States in the top 10 states that allow the most local control. Possibly the 6 New England states as well. So that could be 7 out of the top 10 right there.
Thank you for that insight.I was thinking parts of the northeast and maybe Ohio...
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