O/T: When the HOA prohibits you from flying a rainbow flag, do something more fabulous !!

[The Jungle 1]

38. Some good some bad.

You point out some good things about zoning. That does not mean it is all good and it does not mean we should not protest the bad.
Community control of architecture is just plain wrong. That is a huge freedom issue.
Making me get a permit to cut MY trees is just plain wrong.
Telling me where I can park my camper is wrong.
Fees in Lieu Of is a flat out corrupt system. It is theft. It is a back door tax. My local hospital was forced to fix roads that are off site before they were given a building permit for an addition. That is corrupt.
The fire trucks can come down my driveway. I do not need a full paved road with sidewalks on both sides for two homes. That is what the zoning requires. So instead of two homes the community will get 10 or more and another road to maintain.
Building codes are not zoning.
I stated that the original idea of planning a community was a good idea. House here, industry over there etc. The thing is like always when governments get an inch they take a mile.
Zoning is just as bad as HOAs.
About 57 percent of Pennsylvania townships and boroughs have a municipal zoning ordinance. If it is so critical how do these other communities operate. They seem to be doing just fine.