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To: TimF who wrote (138014)	7/9/2001 3:31:34 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) of 1584072

"The more difficult it is to build up to the code, the more incentive there is to try to get around it." Its not more difficult...it costs more and some builders don't want to pay for it. The cost can be a lot more in some cases. The homeless problem increased when building codes became stricter, and reformers tried to clean up "blighted" neighborhoods. Tim, the homeless problem increased when people were released from institutions and welfare was cut back under Reagan. That was the 80's...the only housing markets that started to get expensive at that time were CA, NYC, DC and Boston....and they were just starting. In each case shortage of land and/or population pressures caused the runup in prices. Later housing became more expensive in many cities primarily because land prices increased dramatically as close in, vacant property was gobbled up. Urban sprawl has been the major cause of inflated housing prices. More restrictive zoning has added to costs but its impact is often overstated in the press. Are you talking about all laws or or safety regulations or building codes? If you are talking about all laws I would say it is far above 5%. If you are talking about building codes, I would say it may be a bit above 5% that have no benefit, and an even higher % that may have some benefit in some situations but are not necessary for safety. I was talking building codes/laws. That may be true in some cases but in most cases, the need for those regs. may not be obvious. The regulations deal with a lot more than the strength of building materials or other factors to make the building structurally sound. You need to be specific; otherwise I can not comment. IMO many building and zoning regs. have no good purpose or have a purpose that is not critical. Aahhhhh but its the collective opinion that is the driving one, not one person's. They are not all safety regs. Of course, I never said they were...there are all kinds of reasons that motivate the establishment of zoning and building codes although that's more true of the former than the latter. Safety and health are usually the mitigating factors with the building codes themselves. ted

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