I work in land development and as much as I despise much politically based zoning, zoning is decidedly NOT the source of a developer's profit. Zoning issues may

I work in land development and as much as I despise much politically based zoning, zoning is decidedly NOT the source of a developer's profit. Zoning issues may increase the final price of a home, but that difference is not going to the developer, but to me as a civil engineer, and to the planners and to the banks who the developers are borrowing money from and paying interest every month the project sits in planning mode.