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Ballot-Box Zoning Begets More Ballot-Box Zoning

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Paul Shigley
8 May 2002 - 8:00am

Once they take hold, land use ballot measures are like dandelions. You cansnip away at them, but they keep coming back and multiplying.

One of the cardinal rules of ballot-box zoning in California is that ballot measures beget ballot measures. That is, once the concept of making land-use decisions gets embedded in the local political culture, there is no getting rid of it — it only burrows deeper and deeper into the political landscape. CaliforniaPlanning & Development Report Publisher William Fulton examines one county'songoing experience with ballot-box zoning.

Full Story: One County Proves Ballot-Box Zoning Begets More Ballot-Box Zoning
Source: California Planning and Development Report, May 7, 2002
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