But if Google is to develop the land as zoned, the Playa Vista site and the Hughes hangar could be home to as many as 6,000 well-paid, highly educated workers.
As part of a 1998 plan to develop the downtown, Mr. Pinto said, the city changed the zoning laws to allow residential units there.
During the fight over the building's zoning, Sommer claimed that he would go bankrupt if he was unable to develop the property.
In January, officials abruptly declared a moratorium on new developments to allow the town to develop updated zoning rules.
Goldman Sachs, whose headquarters at 200 West Street backs onto North End Way, owns and developed the arcade, which is zoned for public use.
Mr. Wymore, a systems engineer and entrepreneur, was instrumental in persuading a developer to build a large school as part of a housing project, and he helped develop new zoning regulations that limited the ground-floor width of stores to help small shops survive.
A method to identify special and/or unique sites was developed when reviewing the zoning of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
To mitigate the risks to corals from the maritime activity on Saba Bank, information is needed on the biodiversity and location of sensitive habitats to develop a zoning plan for their protection.
It's no accident, for example, that San Francisco — where blocking someone's view of the Golden Gate Bridge would have a high cost — would develop stricter zoning laws than a less scenic city.
In response, the village enacted a building moratorium in May, which gives officials time to develop new zoning laws that would control both residential and commercial development.
