NOT IN MY BACK NOT IN MY BACK YARD!!YARD!!

NIMBYNIMBY

The phenomenon of residents The phenomenon of residents opposing developments in their opposing developments in their community. However, these community. However, these residents do not necessarily oppose residents do not necessarily oppose the development in other the development in other communities, a limited view is often communities, a limited view is often taken.taken.

How it WorksHow it Works

ProcessProcess A strong tradition of local control of A strong tradition of local control of

the landsthe lands Zoning Changes or other legislation Zoning Changes or other legislation

is often needed for many of the is often needed for many of the projectsprojects

Local groups protest in mass and win Local groups protest in mass and win based on a variety of reasoningbased on a variety of reasoning

How It WorksHow It Works

Typical ReasoningTypical Reasoning Overcrowded schoolsOvercrowded schools Increased trafficIncreased traffic Property valuesProperty values Historic DistrictsHistoric Districts Zoning LawsZoning Laws Public DangerPublic DangerWhat Can Be the Worst Reasoning?What Can Be the Worst Reasoning?

NIMBYismNIMBYism

The power of The power of Neighborhood Neighborhood Associations gone Associations gone Bad!!Bad!!

RaceRace IncomeIncome Source of IncomeSource of Income National OriginNational Origin EthnicityEthnicity Family StatusFamily Status

National GroupsNational Groups

National Low Income Housing National Low Income Housing Coalition-The NIMBY ReportCoalition-The NIMBY Report

HUDHUD Government AgenciesGovernment Agencies Interest GroupsInterest Groups

Local GroupsLocal Groups

Mclean County Regional Planning Mclean County Regional Planning CommitteeCommittee

Normal Planning CommissionNormal Planning Commission Bloomington Planning CommissionBloomington Planning Commission Economic Development Council of Economic Development Council of

the Bloomington-Normal Areathe Bloomington-Normal Area Neighborhood groupsNeighborhood groups Government AgenciesGovernment Agencies

National IssuesNational Issues

U.S Commision on Civil Rights- U.S Commision on Civil Rights- Environmental JusticeEnvironmental Justice

Executive Order 12,898 and Title VIExecutive Order 12,898 and Title VI

Executing and reporting on the order Executing and reporting on the order to protect the minority population to protect the minority population from environmental discriminationfrom environmental discrimination

National IssuesNational Issues

Environmental Protection act of Environmental Protection act of 1975- The Grizzly Problem1975- The Grizzly Problem

The Yellowstone Zone has made the The Yellowstone Zone has made the Grizzly Bear population explode not Grizzly Bear population explode not only in the park, but in the only in the park, but in the community as wellcommunity as well

National IssuesNational Issues

Mentally Ill HousingMentally Ill Housing

Pittsburgh-Residents of a community Pittsburgh-Residents of a community on the rebound do not want the on the rebound do not want the homeless and ill who have lived on homeless and ill who have lived on their streets in the past to move into their streets in the past to move into neighborhood homesneighborhood homes

National IssuesNational Issues

Reality TV-Too Real for NIMBYitesReality TV-Too Real for NIMBYites

The National Fair Housing Alliance The National Fair Housing Alliance objects to an ABC television show objects to an ABC television show that perpetrated that idea that that perpetrated that idea that people should have the ability to people should have the ability to decide who lives in their community decide who lives in their community based on personal factorsbased on personal factors

State IssuesState Issues

Immigrants with HousesImmigrants with Houses

Home Mortgages to low income illegal Home Mortgages to low income illegal aliens in Illinoisaliens in Illinois

State IssuesState Issues

Affordable Housing-State MandatesAffordable Housing-State Mandates

Affordable Housing Planning and Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act: requires municipalities to Appeal Act: requires municipalities to ensure that 10% of their housing ensure that 10% of their housing stocks are affordable to people with stocks are affordable to people with low and moderate incomes.low and moderate incomes.

State IssuesState Issues

No class but UpNo class but Up

River Forest Village: The village board River Forest Village: The village board adopted zoning that bans multifamily adopted zoning that bans multifamily housing construction and eliminates housing construction and eliminates current multifamily housingcurrent multifamily housing

Bloomington-NIMBYBloomington-NIMBY

Sex offendersSex offenders

The Joy Care Center was attempting to The Joy Care Center was attempting to locate parolees in a single family locate parolees in a single family homehome

New Restrictions were made to keep New Restrictions were made to keep group homes out of single family group homes out of single family neighborhoodsneighborhoods

NOT IN MY BACK YARD!!NOT IN MY BACK YARD!!