Could you stand living next to...? (fireplaces, smells, vent, better)

[Creek Hollow]

Originally Posted by golfgal

Pretty much all of them. I want to live next to people that live in homes, not auto shops or chicken coops.

Exactly. I've chosen to live in a strictly residential area for a reason.

As zoning stands, people are generally aware of the environment into which they move and can count on it remaining the same.

By the way, I wouldn't consider your hypothetical urban planner "enlightened."

[Ohiogirl81]

Depends on the size of the lots in the neighborhood.

If the neighborhood lots are townhouse-sized, there's not much I would tolerate -- maybe a coffee shop or a small walk-up convenience store.

If the lots are a half acre, I could handle even a small chicken coop.

[Driller1]

I chose all of them.

I do not live by anyone and do not want to.

[marmac]

Originally Posted by Houston3

You don't like us chicken farmers? LOL

--chicken farmers --

???????????

Do you Texans call someone with a short row of sweet corn in a garden corn farmers ?

[Briolat21]

You left off heavymanufacturing. Personally, I'd be peeved if that moved in next door.

I choose garbage/sewer -- but it would depend on the setting. If their properties were huge, with a buffer strip (as most of them possess) .. then I could tolerate it. I'd just prefer not to.

I could handle most of the rest if my single-family zoned subdivision suddenly turned wild. But not heavy manufacturing (too much noise, too much pollution).

[Tenzo]

Originally Posted by tvdxer

Let's say an enlightened urban planner decided to get rid of "single use" zoning ordinances. Which "uses" of land would you NOT be able to tolerate, if you next-door neighbor were to operate?

If he were running for office

[desertsun41]

Originally Posted by Houston3

That's not 100% correct....

Well clear that issue up with me. I was repeating what everyone complains about on our local forums. JFE posted pics of factories right in the middle of rows of homes. I see it every day. I'm still new here so don't know all the local rules and laws....

[desertsun41]

When I lived in Nevada it was semi near a Pig farm. When the wind was blowing just right in your direction there is no smell worse then that. That Pig farm was there long before the booming subdivisions ever were and long before there were zoning laws.

[beachmouse]

You can design a home to deal extremely well with noise, but I haven't seen one that could effectively deal with smell so put me in the 'no pigs or heavy manufacturing' group.

[Houston3]

Originally Posted by marmac

--chicken farmers --

???????????

Do you Texans call someone with a short row of sweet corn in a garden corn farmers ?

Three tomato plants and you are a farmer....as long as you are selling them..