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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 9749196" data-attributes="member: 19675">My point was illustrating that the position that nobody should have an input on what you do on your own property is ultimately untenable in the context of a community.Yes, governments (at all levels) do have those powers and more.  But details matter.  Houston is the 4th largest city in the USA.  They have no zoning laws.I agree.  That’s a major reason why I have no desire to live in Houston.They can and do…when it matters to them.  (“Them” being the current political leadership of the municipality in question.)  Making it matter/not matter to them costs financial and political capital.When my Dad was part of a small group of MDs building a 2 story medical condo, the city was involved in almost every aspect of the project, including construction materials and having the MDs pay to install a turning lane to allow parking lot entry from the other side of a divided road. In contrast, the city had taxpayers pay for similar roadwork for a multimillion dollar project a few miles away, and waived several other regulations that would have affected the architectural aesthetic the developers wanted.</blockquote>