State control of land use

Overview

In US context, "State" means state-level government, as opposed to Federal (National) or local. 

However, many of the issues and arguments applicable to [US] state-level control may be applied to 'State' as in national control elsewhere. In other words, it means non-local. 

 

California

see SB35 for 2017-18 legislative proposal to increase state's ability to encourage and enforce housing goals in places where there is deemed to be insufficient housing production. 
 

Massachusetts Chapter 40B, "Anti-Snob Law"

In 1969 Massachusetts enacted the Massachusetts Comprehensive Permit Act: Chapter 40B, originally referred to as the anti-snob zoning law. Under this statute, in municipalities with less than 10% affordable housing, a developer of affordable housing may seek waiver of local zoning and other requirements from the local zoning board of appeals, with review available from the state Housing Appeals Committee if the waiver is denied. Similar laws are in place in other parts of the United States (e.g., Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Illinois), although their effectiveness is disputed.

 

References

• Fischel, William A. Zoning Rules!: The Economics of Land Use Regulation. (2015). 
   
• Fulton, William, and Paul Shigley. Guide to California Planning. (4th edition, 2012). 
   
• Hirt, Sonia. Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation. (Cornell University Press, 2014).
   
• Toll, Seymour. Zoned American. (1969). Outstanding legal/cultural study of the origins and development of US zoning practices.
  [hard to get;  User:Tmccormick has copy if you want to borrow].