Earlier this month, council members in the town of Chevy Chase became one of the first regional municipalities to adapt limits on house sizes and height. Supporters say it's a way to curb "mansionization" in the suburbs. Opponents say the new rules unfairly prevent families from improving their property. We explore the tension between individual and community rights.
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Zoning Politics in Montgomery County
Listen Monday, Apr. 28, 2008 at 12:06 p.m.Guest host: Matthew Felling
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Guests
Joe Rubin
Associate Broker at Long & Foster Real Estate in Bethesda, Md.
Sally Kelly
Chevy Chase resident; Architect
William Hudnut
Senior Resident Fellow at the Urban Land Institute and former mayor of Chevy Chase, Md. and Indianapolis.
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