▁separator ▁is ▁commonly ▁achieved ▁through ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁different ▁means , ▁including ▁conservation ▁eas ements , ▁out right ▁purchase ▁of ▁land ▁for ▁par ks , ▁or ▁z oning ▁restrictions . ▁Se par ators ▁are ▁often ▁en act ed ▁along ▁major ▁high ways ▁connecting ▁municipal ities ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁open ▁view sh ed ▁that ▁provides ▁a ▁natural ▁boundary ▁between ▁two ▁communities . ▁ ▁Se par ators ▁are ▁sometimes ▁controvers ial ▁since ▁they ▁can ▁withdraw ▁des irable ▁development ▁land ▁from ▁the ▁market place , ▁resulting ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁tax ▁re venue ▁but ▁also ▁inc urr ing ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁acqu iring ▁and ▁man aging ▁the ▁land . ▁▁ ▁Category : U r ban ▁studies ▁and ▁planning ▁termin ology ▁Category : U r ban ▁planning ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Ch uk hl om sky ▁District ▁() ▁is ▁an ▁administrative ▁and ▁municipal ▁district ▁( ra ion ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁twenty - four ▁in ▁Kost rom a ▁O blast , ▁Russia . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁ob last . ▁The ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁is ▁. ▁Its ▁administrative ▁center ▁is ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ch uk hl oma . ▁Population : ▁▁ 1 3 , 5 7 4 ▁( 2 0 0 2 ▁Census ); ▁ ▁The ▁population ▁of ▁Ch uk hl oma ▁accounts ▁for ▁ 4 7 . 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁district ' s ▁total ▁population . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : D istrict s ▁of ▁Kost rom a ▁O