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America is a free country where you can build whatever you want -- but not anywhere. That's why we have zoning laws. No liquor store near a school, no strip malls where they offend local sensibilities, and, if your house doesn't meet community architectural codes, you cannot build at all.
These restrictions are for reasons of aesthetics.
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Mr. Krauthammer argument that the NIMBY mindset is driven by aesthetics "works" until one attends a meeting with stakeholders. Moreover, his thumbnail sketch of the development of zoning laws is out of touch with the "Hey, what are our peer cities doing?" mindset that the formulation of municipal codes.
My $0.02.