Report of the legislative research council relative to restricting the zoning power to city and county governments

the long version

...this detailed study includes chapters on history of municipal planning in Massachusetts, background on Massachusetts municipal planning and zoning laws, county and regional planning, local building codes, impact of local zoning on modest income housing, impact of local zoning on racial and religious minorities, zoning and building code practices in other states, and proposals for restrictions upon municipal zoning authorities; an appendix includes a "land use policy proposal by Home Builders Association of Greater Boston"; a copy of this item was in the BRA collection...