BS.
Now, there's a cogent rebuttal. There have been zoning laws in every community I have ever lived in, right up to the city limits.
These laws have regulated things such as speed limits, mandatory sewer hook ups, "eyesore" property maintainence, noise proliferation, abandoned and non-functioning vehicles, trash and junk accumulation, running home-based businesses, and much more.
If you and your immediate neighbors desire to pay for an additional layer of self-imposed government, go right ahead. Some people feel a crying need to be told what colors are harmonious, what flags they may display and where they may change their spark plugs.