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This argument always seemed like a fantasy to me. Cities and neighborhoods change over time. Legally forcing them to stay one way and not letting them adapt to the changing demands of the market seems petty and childish.

When you buy a house, you don't buy the neighborhood.

What was the growth rate of the region when they moved in? They chose to buy a house in an area where this kind of growth was foreseeable. For many that growth and the increasing home values that come with it was probably the reason they moved there.

I'm sure you wouldn't have appreciated somebody saying you cant live where you do now, before you moved there.

However you are completely onboard with doing the same to others.

If you don't want to live in a high density area, then why did you choose to live in a city?

fourplexes fit in with single family homes[0]. what makes you averse to a fourplex in your neighborhood?

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McAvinney_Fourplex

More people - more noise - more traffic - more fuss.