Title: 
Headings: 

Content: The
 
vehicle
 
for
 
zoning
 
a
 
city
 
or
 
county
 
is
 
the
 
zoning
 
ordinance,
 
a
 
regulation
 
enacted
 
by
 
the
 
local
 
government. The
 
intent
 
of
 
zoning
 
ordinances
 
is
 
to
 
specify
 
land
 
usage
 
for
 
every
 
parcel
 
within
 
the
 
jurisdiction. Ordinances
 
typically
 
address: The
 
nature
 
of
 
land
 
use
 


 
Size
 
and
 
configuration
 
of
 
a
 
building
 
site
 


 
Site
 
development
 
procedures
 


 
Construction
 
and
 
design
 
methods
 
and
 
materials
 


 
Signage
 

One
 
of
 
the
 
primary
 
applications
 
of
 
zoning
 
power
 
is
 
the
 
separation
 
of
 
residential
 
properties
 
from
 
commercial
 
and
 
industrial
 
uses. Common
 
types
 
of
 
zone
 
classifications
 
are: Residential
  


 
Commercial
  


 
Industrial
  


 
Vacant
 


 
Agricultural
  


 
Public
 
open
 
space
 


 
Parklands
 


 
Recreational
  


 
Institutional
  

of
 
Land
 
Use
Incentive
 
zoning
 
can
 
help
 
to
 
advance
 
a
 
community's
 
physical,
 
cultural
 
and
 
social
 
goals
 
by
 
allowing
 
land
 
developers
 
to
 
provide
 
specific
 
amenities
 
and
 
benefits
 
in
 
exchange
 
for
 
zoning
 
incentives. Cluster
 
zoning
 
is
 
a
 
type
 
of
 
zoning
 
in
 
which
 
density
 
is
 
determined
 
for
 
an
 
entire
 
area,
 
rather
 
than
 
on
 
a
 
lot-by-lot
 
basis. Within
 
the
 
cluster
 
zone,
 
the
 
developer
 
has
 
greater
 
flexibility
 
in
 
designing
 
and
 
placing
 
structures
 
so
 
long
 
as
 
the
 
overall
 
density
 
requirement
 
is
 
met. Sunshine
 
laws,
 
also
 
known
 
as
 
open
 
meeting
 
law,
 
mandate
 
that
 
meetings
 
of
 
governmental
 
agencies
 
and
 
departments
 
be
 
open
 
to
 
the
 
public. The
 
Freedom
 
of
 
Information
 
Act
 
requires
 
agencies
 
to
 
share
 
information
 
they
 
have
 
obtained
 
with
 
the
 
public.