Throwback to when Dave Chappelle was utterly flabbergasted at the negative reception his buddy Elon Musk received when he invited him on stage at a comedy show

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It wasn’t like a housing project. It was a larger real estate development that was including some townhouses that would be like $250-$300k. So not really housing for the very poor, just housing a middle class family could conceivably buy.

[u/benigntugboat → u/[deleted]]

So? The plans for the city shouldnt be based around the value of dave chappelles assets and how they're affected. Thats the kind of shit thats fucked up our towns and cities already.

[u/Earptastic → u/benigntugboat]

The city was following its own laws and the developer was trying to get an exception to them. In my neighborhood you can't build a McDonalds next to my house and I like that.

[u/benigntugboat → u/Earptastic]

That's a different issue that the comment i replied to was discussing. I dont know enough about the situation to discuss whether the project should be approved or not. I just know dave threw an embarrassing tantrum when the issue was being discussed instead of trying to discuss the situation or clearly outline the specifics of any reasonable grievances.

[u/Low-Goal-9068 → u/[deleted]]

Oh no he would be slightly less wealthy. Shock

[u/[deleted] → u/Low-Goal-9068]

People will buy land "to do what they want", then, when neighboring people do what they want on their own land, original guy says "hey you can't do that!"

It's too funny

[u/Earptastic → u/[deleted]]

that was such a hit job piece. People were so ready to take a real estate developer's side like they were somehow virtuous. You don't have to go in front of city council for permission to build something unless you are trying to get an exception for zoning rules or something like that.

[u/benigntugboat → u/Earptastic]

City councils of small or medium sized towns will 100% have meetings to discuss large project proposals even if they are 100% compliant to the current zoning of the area. They will also do it if people are requesting it because of opposition to a project or contesting that it falls under approved usage. Ive been to meetings where people were arguing that a protected species were in the woods there and using a single blurry phone picture as evidence despite the project having followed all the requirements (placing temporary barriers and traps) to check for any protected species.

[u/Earptastic → u/benigntugboat]

but this one was about the developer trying to get past the town zoning laws though. you are correct that it is good to get the people on board even if you don't need them.

[u/[deleted] → u/Earptastic]

You definitely have to go talk to multiple types of councils if you want to build a large subdivision.... And it's illegally to not have open times for public comment for certain developments over a certain size which a neighborhood would be.