QUASI-JUDICIAL DECISION-MAKING AND EXCLUSIONARY ZONING

The author examines how quasi-judicial zoning requirements affect excl usionary zoning (i.e., land-use controls that exclude the poor and/or minorities from particular jurisdictions). Using a large sample of com munities from nine major metropolitan areas, the analysis reveals that quasi-judicial constraints diminish the level of exclusionary zoning. This indicates that if city councils are not permitted complete legis lative discretion when making zoning decisions, they may not be able t o satisfy constituent demands to keep out unwanted developments and th eir residents.