I think requirements on the architecture of new construction, the materials, the look, etc. is less burdensome than limiting the key features of the new develop

I think requirements on the architecture of new construction, the materials, the look, etc. is less burdensome than limiting the key features of the new development (number of units, floorplans). Placing some restrictions to ensure you don’t make cookie-cutter concrete boxes is not so bad. Banning new, denser construction entirely is the true problem.