[Strategerist]

The NIMBYs are the problem, of course. I haven't followed the case mentioned in this article, but I'm guessing a disgruntled neighbor is causing the ruckus.

In my experience zoning is the single greatest cause of hypocrisy amoung "Conservatives."

Everyone hates zoning, believes every property owner should have completely free use of their own land for any activity....

Right up until the second before any of their NEIGHBORS does anything with their property that they don't like.

[KevinB]

In my experience zoning is the single greatest cause of hypocrisy amoung "Conservatives."

You couldn't be more right about that. Unfortunately, conservatives are just as capable of hypocrisy as libs. The music/video illegal downloading threads tend to be fairly interesting in that regard as well.

[Paladin2]

"Right up until the second before any of their NEIGHBORS does anything with their property that they don't like."

More acreage doesn't make this issue go away, but it does make it easier to figure out which hegemonic neighbor is using the gov't to harass you.