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Council member: The preservation of individual property rights is of the utmost importance to the city council. Yet, in this city, property owners are restricted to little more than cutting grass and weeding. Anything more extensive, such as remodeling, is prohibited by our zoning laws.
Which one of the following provides a resolution to the apparent inconsistency described by the council member?
(A) Property owners are sometimes allowed exemptions from restrictive zoning laws
(B) It is in the best interest of property owners to maintain current laws in order to prevent an increase in their property taxes
(C) The city council places less importance on property rights than do property owners
(D) An individual’s property rights may be infringed upon by other people altering their own property
(E) Zoning laws ensure that property rights are not overly extensive
Which one of the following provides a resolution to the apparent inconsistency described by the council member?
(A) Property owners are sometimes allowed exemptions from restrictive zoning laws
(B) It is in the best interest of property owners to maintain current laws in order to prevent an increase in their property taxes
(C) The city council places less importance on property rights than do property owners
(D) An individual’s property rights may be infringed upon by other people altering their own property
(E) Zoning laws ensure that property rights are not overly extensive
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My understanding of the question: Although the city council pledges utmost importance to individual property rights, the city council does not allow remodeling. Which option would explain this behavior?
(A) Property owners are sometimes allowed exemptions from restrictive zoning laws no mention of of why remodeling is prohibited
(B) It is in the best interest of property owners to maintain current laws in order to prevent an increase in their property taxes property taxes are not discussed in the question
(C) The city council places less importance on property rights than do property owners well, this option is really vague & does not provide an in depth explanation on what kind of renovation is allowed
(D) An individual’s property rights may be infringed upon by other people altering their own property since individual property rights is of the utmost importance, this option stands as it explains that an individual's rights might be infringed if others alter their properties - correct
(E) Zoning laws ensure that property rights are not overly extensive vague
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en though the preservation of individual property rights is important to the city council, property owners are prohibited from making extensive alterations to their homes. To reconcile the inconsistency between the council’s commitment to property rights and the restrictive nature of the zoning laws, look for an answer that explains how a rule that restricts property rights can ultimately serve or protect those rights. After all, individual property rights are not a license to do whatever one wants – if that were so, some owners can easily infringe on other owners’ rights, thus violating the very right they seek to enact.
Answer choice (A): The occasional exemption from restrictive zoning laws does not reconcile the goal of protecting property rights with the reality of having laws that restrict them. This answer choice does not reconcile the inconsistency between the two and is therefore incorrect.
Answer choice (B): Avoiding an increase in property taxes may be a reason why owners should maintain the current laws, but it cannot explain why the laws are consistent with the goal of protecting individual property rights. This answer choice does not reconcile the inconsistency between the two and is therefore incorrect.
Answer choice (C): Who places more importance on property rights – the city council or the property owners – introduces a comparison that is irrelevant to reconciling the inconsistency between the commitment to property rights and the restrictive nature of the zoning laws.
Answer choice (D): This is the correct answer choice. If an individual’s property rights can be infringed upon by other people altering their own property, then the zoning laws serve to protect those rights, not violate them. The zoning laws are therefore consistent with the city council’s commitment to protecting individual property rights.
Answer choice (E): The fact that zoning laws ensure that property rights are not overly extensive is the very problem we seek to reconcile with the city council’s commitment to protecting property rights. Reaffirming the paradox will not help resolve it.
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en though the preservation of individual property rights is important to the city council, property owners are prohibited from making extensive alterations to their homes. To reconcile the inconsistency between the council’s commitment to property rights and the restrictive nature of the zoning laws, look for an answer that explains how a rule that restricts property rights can ultimately serve or protect those rights. After all, individual property rights are not a license to do whatever one wants – if that were so, some owners can easily infringe on other owners’ rights, thus violating the very right they seek to enact.
Answer choice (A): The occasional exemption from restrictive zoning laws does not reconcile the goal of protecting property rights with the reality of having laws that restrict them. This answer choice does not reconcile the inconsistency between the two and is therefore incorrect.
Answer choice (B): Avoiding an increase in property taxes may be a reason why owners should maintain the current laws, but it cannot explain why the laws are consistent with the goal of protecting individual property rights. This answer choice does not reconcile the inconsistency between the two and is therefore incorrect.
Answer choice (C): Who places more importance on property rights – the city council or the property owners – introduces a comparison that is irrelevant to reconciling the inconsistency between the commitment to property rights and the restrictive nature of the zoning laws.
Answer choice (D): This is the correct answer choice. If an individual’s property rights can be infringed upon by other people altering their own property, then the zoning laws serve to protect those rights, not violate them. The zoning laws are therefore consistent with the city council’s commitment to protecting individual property rights.
Answer choice (E): The fact that zoning laws ensure that property rights are not overly extensive is the very problem we seek to reconcile with the city council’s commitment to protecting property rights. Reaffirming the paradox will not help resolve it.
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