I guess those old people who hate kids and want their childless retirement communities have finally figured out a way to do it.
That's not it.
It costs a town more to "support" a family than it does retired or couples with no children at home. The numbers work out that for every dollar in tax revenue from a family costs more than a dollar in schools and services.
The real problem is school costs, not children. The feckless, spinless, not to mention not too bright local politicans cannot tame school costs, so they try and limit land use to bring in desirable homeowners. ie no kids.
As a side note the stae of NJ makes thing worse by creating unfunded mandates the towns must comply with.
In a related article from Georgia:
http://news.mywebpal.com/index.cfm?pnpid=680&om=0
Age requirements spark argument
01/20/07
By Andrea Freygang
Developers of The Village at Maplewood have requested a change in the local land use code to match federal law after the city of Rome issued a letter of violation because some of the residents are younger than 55.
Some residents have presented a petition objecting to the change.
Jerry Hawkins, one of the residents who complained to city officials during a recent meeting, said he wants to make sure the gated neighborhood off Kingston Road east of the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds remains a senior community.
“Eventually they could water this down and take away our community,” he said. “It was marketed as 55-plus, and they need to prove they’re meeting the age limit.”
A female resident said she is concerned a young couple living near her might have a baby, fearing she might eventually hear it crying.
Officials with development said in a news article in December 2004 that some of the residents were as young as 45.
Ed Watter, with developers Brook-Watter LLC, said Rome’s land code says that the senior development must be 80 percent occupied by those 62 and older, and the other 20 percent by those 55 or older.
However, he said, Atlanta attorneys drafted the village’s bylaws based on federal law, which says 80 percent of the occupants must be 55 and older, and 20 percent can be any age.
“Only 6 percent have been sold to those under 55, but we come to the city and ask it to amend the ULDC (United Land Development Code) to coincide with the Federal Housing Act,” Watter said.
City Commissioners Wright Bagby and Norman Skidmore listened to the concerns and pledged to come up with a solution.
“When this came to Rome, we never had this before,” said Bagby. “This is a tremendous asset to Rome and Floyd County, and Norman (Skidmore) and I will come up with a solution to recommend to the full commission.”
I don't think there is anything exceptional in this. Most retirement communities are childless. That does not mean their children and grandchildren can not visit them
so anybody who does not wanna live with kids hates em?