Who’s Land Is It?
Imagine buying a few acres outside of town but not being allowed to build a house on it. There is a growing trend of implementing just that sort of regulation, according to a post at The Antiplanner:
“Only those who need property for growing crops or keeping animals and livestock not allowed in urban areas should be allowed to build homes in rural areas,” writes a reader of the Oregon Statesman-Journal. Though the Census Bureau does not keep track of exurbanites, many demographers believe that exurbia is the fastest-growing part of America. Naturally, anti-sprawl forces want to stop this growth.
Back in 1995, Newsweek observed that, in Holland, “a businessman seeking to live on a farm and drive into the city to work would have to request permission from the government — and he might not get it.” The magazine suggested that the U.S. should have similar rules.
Read it all. The Antiplanner is a brand new blog by one who professes to “seeks the repeal of all federal and state planning laws and the closure of all state and local planning departments.” Damn fine idea.
Hat Tip to non-blogging Liberty Larry.
Is that a hint to start up a Liberty Larry blog?
If I only had time! lol