laws (really in their implementation) are garbage - that's another discussion for another day (about how seemingly in Utah kickbacks aren't really illegal if kickbacks are done inconspicuously).

I don't think it affects the aesthetics is really all I'm saying. The eastern parts of the valleys have plenty of trees and hills (into the benches) - which is where I disagree with you - and the western parts of the valleys were ugly in the first place, and certainly aren't any worse. Of course these are my opinions.

There can be little doubt that the way the zoning laws are applied throughout the wasatch front is pretty ridiculous though.