Title: Zoning - GIS Wiki | The GIS Encyclopedia
Headings: Zoning
Zoning
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U.S.
Origins and history
Zoning types in the United States
Euclidean
Standard Euclidean
Euclidean II
Performance
Incentive
Form-based
U.K.
Australia
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Content: By the late 1920s most of the nation had developed a set of zoning regulations that met the needs of the locality. [ citation needed]
New York City went on to develop ever more complex set of zoning regulations, including floor-area ratio regulations, air rights and others according to the density-specific needs of the neighborhoods. Among large populated cities in the United States, Houston is unique in having no zoning ordinances. Houston voters have rejected efforts to implement zoning in 1948, 1962 and 1993. However, land use is still very much regulated in Houston: up until 1999, single-family homes (which includes 98% of all housing stock) had to occupy 5,000 square feet (460 m 2) of land. Apartment buildings currently must have 1.33 parking spaces per bedroom, and 1.25 for each efficiency. Some have argued that this sort of regulation has similar effects as zoning, and therefore can be regarded as a sort of roundabout zoning. Zoning types in the United States
Zoning codes have evolved over the years as urban planning theory has changed, legal constraints have fluctuated, and political priorities have shifted. The various approaches to zoning can be divided into four broad categories: