But when your neighbors bought the land they bought it priced with the knowledge that their neighbors (you) could not do that, so to them, you can suck it.
(I'm for relaxing zoning laws but if you ever wanted to convince anyone this kind of argument is like the last approach you should use.)
Yeah I don't usually find "suck it" to be a compelling argument it's more expressive.
They didn't quite price in the current zoning restrictions in that they were as changeable then as they are now. If I was particularly motivated and persuasive (or let's be honest good at grift) I could still convince my local city council to rezone my neighborhood to allow said sale. My formulation just doesn't force me to go through a middleman who, most likely, really doesn't care about my neighbor's concerns are just what their cut will be.
(I'm for relaxing zoning laws but if you ever wanted to convince anyone this kind of argument is like the last approach you should use.)