Jerry Weitz
Cyburbian
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Is there anyone willing to make the claim that they know of a zoning ordinance (on its own and without other additional growth management techniques such as urban growth boundaries or urban service boundaries) that has been effective at preventing sprawl? If so, I'd love to hear about it.
I ask this because I don't believe that zoning on its own has prevented urban sprawl anywhere, and further, that those that have curbed sprawl have succeeded because of the application of growth management techniques to supplement local zoning programs, with zoning doing very little to mitigate sprawl (except perhaps for the very large lot agricultural zoning techniques).
I ask this because I don't believe that zoning on its own has prevented urban sprawl anywhere, and further, that those that have curbed sprawl have succeeded because of the application of growth management techniques to supplement local zoning programs, with zoning doing very little to mitigate sprawl (except perhaps for the very large lot agricultural zoning techniques).