I'm referring to zoning as the central planning. It's central planning at a local scale, but still central planning.
Instead of letting each town set its own course, why not just let each property owner set their own course (within reasonable limits for market failures, like safety)?
My entire point is that restrictive zoning is the bureaucrats in the city governments deciding what the best use is for each plot of land, rather than letting the market decide based on demand.
Also, if we look at the Berkley case (which is what the OP is about!), there was no external force, the town made the change on its own.
I'm referring to zoning as the central planning. It's central planning at a local scale, but still central planning.
Instead of letting each town set its own course, why not just let each property owner set their own course (within reasonable limits for market failures, like safety)?
My entire point is that restrictive zoning is the bureaucrats in the city governments deciding what the best use is for each plot of land, rather than letting the market decide based on demand.
Also, if we look at the Berkley case (which is what the OP is about!), there was no external force, the town made the change on its own.