Los Angeles moved one crucial step closer Thursday to tightening city rules meant to stop mansionization – the phenomenon of big, boxy homes popping up on not-so-big lots.
Local politicians first sought to tackle mansionization years ago, passing city rules to curb the size of new and renovated homes based on the size of the lots they were built on.
Neighborhood activists soon complained the rules were riddled with “loopholes” that afforded builders additional square footage [...].
— latimes.com
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doing anything that doesn't maximize the allowable floor area doesn't make financial sense.
there's a big problem with home owners in LA who want to preserve some magical moment that seems to have past. all this talk about changing the character of a neighborhood or what's appropriate for a neighborhood is the most refined NIMBYism of the 21st century in America.
cities change and if someone wants to build a big new home on their property it's their right to be able to do so.
disclaimer: as an architect i have an interest in seeing that development can continue. call it job security.
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