To be fair part of the cost of housing is that Single Residence Occupancy is pretty much illegal to build anywhere, except as hotels. We could reasonably allow

To be fair part of the cost of housing is that Single Residence Occupancy is pretty much illegal to build anywhere, except as hotels. We could reasonably allow hotels to be converted into SROs with communal kitchens (or room + board with staffed cafeteria style kitchens), but as you said that goes against zoning code.