Most of the neighborhood's densest housing is located in the vicinity of Cabildo.

The average price of tract homes in Santa Barbara in early 2006 was US$1,100,000, which motivated some to propose denser housing on existing lots.

In 1990, the Viznitz, a Hasidic sect, created Kaser, a tiny village within the hamlet, so they could build denser housing for their large families.

Mr. Rosen from Berkeley said one obvious solution in the Bay Area would be denser housing.

The road runs primarily through sparsely populated areas except where it abuts the shore lines where denser housing exists.

Development could slow, however, if interest rates rise sharply, land prices jump or denser housing leads to widespread zoning restrictions.

The Viznitz, a Hasidic group, established Kaser in 1990 so it could build denser housing.

The next projects in line affect the areas southwest to the park, which have the densest housing in the whole district.

Huntington mandates that developers whose property is rezoned for denser housing must build 20 percent of the additional units as affordable housing.

One Hasidic group, the Viznitz, carved out the village of Kaser in 1990 so it could build denser housing.