In much of the world, zoning is enacted at a regional or national level, and serves wider social interests rather than a small group's desire to decide what the

In much of the world, zoning is enacted at a regional or national level, and serves wider social interests rather than a small group's desire to decide what their neighbors look like. These areas generally have significantly more reasonable housing prices than the Bay Area, as well as higher mass-transit usage. http://urbankchoze.blogspot.com/2014/04/japanese-zoning.html http://urbankchoze.blogspot.com/2014/04/japanese-zoning.html https://www.gtai.de/GTAI/Navigation/EN/Invest/Investment-guide/The-legal-framework/planning-and-building,t=construction-laws,did=6832.html https://www.gtai.de/GTAI/Navigation/EN/Invest/Investment-gui... Why don't you want the federal or state government making decisions on zoning law?