Well, that depends. Will the urban area allow me to have a workshop? Will it do like San Diego did and disallow any personal car repair even in my own damn garage? Will I be able to even modify the way in which I enjoy my hobbies without incurring literally 100x the cost in an urban area vs. a rural one?
The town I live in now has messed with zoning so much over the last 30 years that any extant property is a minefield of exceptions and variances, so any time you want to even repair what's there, you need a $500 zoning variance application. Anytime you want to expand in place, you violate the setback rules. Anytime you want to do anything other than stay exactly as is, doing only the mowing the lawn and walking to the restaurants in town that the "City Master Plan" expects, you are begging for permission from the high and mighty civil masters ahem servants. All of my friends that enjoy the same things as I do, do what I'm working towards doing -- move out of the city and away from the upper class zoning that intends to keep the working class out.
> Will I be able to even modify the way in which I enjoy my hobbies without incurring literally 100x the cost in an urban area vs. a rural one?
I think the point the parent is making is that the people in urban areas are the ones subsidising your extra-urban lifestyle, which would be unaffordable if you had to pay the real cost of all your services
The town I live in now has messed with zoning so much over the last 30 years that any extant property is a minefield of exceptions and variances, so any time you want to even repair what's there, you need a $500 zoning variance application. Anytime you want to expand in place, you violate the setback rules. Anytime you want to do anything other than stay exactly as is, doing only the mowing the lawn and walking to the restaurants in town that the "City Master Plan" expects, you are begging for permission from the high and mighty civil masters ahem servants. All of my friends that enjoy the same things as I do, do what I'm working towards doing -- move out of the city and away from the upper class zoning that intends to keep the working class out.