The only answer, Mr. Pally said, is to allow construction of many more studio and one-bedroom apartments, town houses and condominiums across the Island, which would require major changes in zoning laws -- and political attitudes -- in most towns.
In combination with other city-planning techniques, zoning is a major instrument for gaining greater physical order in cities.
"We are the only major Bay Area municipality without an inclusionary zoning ordinance," said Junious Williams, Jr., chief executive of the Urban Strategies Council.
In the only major city in the United States without zoning laws, developers can, in theory, build virtually anything, anywhere in the city.
There have been attempts to try to create zoning laws to mirror most major cities around the country.
Backers of the proposal, still in the signature-gathering stage, say they want to halt the city's practice of changing planning, zoning and parking rules for major development projects.
The Northeast market is even less likely to sustain a major adjustment based on the many factors, including zoning.
The present study focused on two major issues in conservation planning including socioeconomic costs and zoning procedure.
AdAge reports Walmart may be using these smaller versions as a way to get around zoning restrictions which have kept them out of major urban areas, such as New York City.
Giving a small village zoning powers, he argued, would have no impact on major land-use decisions like constructing housing projects, because large parcels of land are usually not available or because zoning may already prohibit large structures.
