re: #43 klys

As a more serious and less sarcastic response, I don’t necessarily have issue with a lack of zoning provided there are upfront disclosure of all applicable risks for a given area at the point of building or sale. I just don’t believe that applied here, and whether that was through ignorance or negligence remains to be seen.

This is a quintessentially libertarian response. I am vaguely knowledgable about chemistry, enough so that I know I don’t want to live next to an ammonium nitrate plant. Most people aren’t, and many cannot be. On the other hand, I am not knowledgable about biology, or crime, or flood planes. Society (which in this case means government) has a responsibility to conduct at least a very basic analysis of these threats and prevent me from living in dangerous regions. That’s why I belong to society in the first place; so that I can contribute knowledge and understanding in my strong areas and collect knowledge and understanding (by way of reasonable zoning) in my weak areas.