I'm sure there are lots of reasons, but here's one: if you don't differentiate between hotel zoning and residential zoning in a tourist-heavy city, the rental a

I'm sure there are lots of reasons, but here's one: if you don't differentiate between hotel zoning and residential zoning in a tourist-heavy city, the rental and hotel markets would start to merge together. This means in both pricing and in who your neighbors are. I'm not arguing for or against the laws, but I think it's clear why many residents of such a city would decide to use legal force to prevent that.