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People don’t want to have the consequences of our system shoved down their eyeballs, so they support policies like this that sweep things under the rug in an incredibly cruel and inhumane way. I’m livid. You should be, too.
But the other purpose was to crack down on communal and rental living arrangements that many of the early zoning proponents found morally objectionable.
An interesting review of zoning history. I’m in favor of more multi-family housing, especially the kind of communal arrangements mentioned like “lodgers.” But I’d honestly have a hard time personally moving our family from our detached home into a multi-family building.
Gosh, I hope this helps. Atlanta is in desperate need for housing solutions.