02-10-2015, 05:26 AM
Puna staying the way it is, live and let live ... just adding parks and infrastructure that improves that country lifestyle
The "anti-development" contingent would seem to disagree; their posture seems to be that allowing any development will automatically lead to sprawl and congestion. Given the traffic to/from the one place where development is encouraged, I'm inclined to agree somewhat.
reducing onerous regulations on building and home businesses that are more suited to high-density cities
Exactly this: the "onerous" regulations make any construction more expensive than is strictly necessary for local conditions, which leads more-or-less directly to the perceived need to "protect" that "investment". Requiring a home-based business to negotiate an SUP and/or lease expensive real estate elsewhere means there's no margin left for the business owner... but at least this saves them the trouble of getting broadband, right?
The "anti-development" contingent would seem to disagree; their posture seems to be that allowing any development will automatically lead to sprawl and congestion. Given the traffic to/from the one place where development is encouraged, I'm inclined to agree somewhat.
reducing onerous regulations on building and home businesses that are more suited to high-density cities
Exactly this: the "onerous" regulations make any construction more expensive than is strictly necessary for local conditions, which leads more-or-less directly to the perceived need to "protect" that "investment". Requiring a home-based business to negotiate an SUP and/or lease expensive real estate elsewhere means there's no margin left for the business owner... but at least this saves them the trouble of getting broadband, right?