zoning

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It is hard to come up with a national policy to boost housing supply, anyway: Land-use restrictions and zoning laws are set by more than 33,000 different local entities across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mayor Daniel Lurie’s new zoning plan presents a denser vision for San Francisco, but it still limits how tall developments can be.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s harder to see that done, especially at the federal level. In many cases zoning is a local issue. Maybe the administration could lean on the states to do something.”

From Barron's

“It’s harder to see that done, especially at the federal level. In many cases zoning is a local issue. Maybe the administration could lean on the states to do something.”

From Barron's

The administration has also considered putting pressure on local governments to ease permitting and zoning requirements to allow more homes to be built more quickly, the person said.

From Barron's