[glitchinc]

This is not always true. I live in a Resource Conservation zoning area that was established to protect wildlife and vegetation in our region and preserve a large watershed area that is one of the primary sources of potable drinking water for folks that live down in the valley in the suburban and metropolitan areas. I consider my family and I extremely lucky to live in the area that we do, but we are a far cry from NIMBYs.

[yellowapple]

That sort of thing doesn't require zoning; it requires public ownership and management. Land is unowned by default.