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a) Why are performance standards for retailers more efficient than confining retailers to special zones? Why might a similar approach to high-density housing be better than restrictive zoning? (3)

b) Explain the contrast between public land greenbelts and zoning in providing open space to a community. Verbally describe which one creates a welfare cost of zoning and how it would be measured. Why is requiring the provision of neighborhood amenities as a condition of permission to expand or alter structures commonly supported by a majority of residents? (6)