Ballot-Box Zoning Begets More Ballot-Box Zoning

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

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May 8, 2002, 8:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

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.

Thanks to Paul Shigley

FULL STORY: One County Proves Ballot-Box Zoning Begets More Ballot-Box Zoning

Tuesday, May 7, 2002 in California Planning and Development Report

Government / Politics California

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