Title: Zoning Ordinances and Regulations | Lawyers.com
Headings: Zoning Ordinances and Regulations
Zoning Ordinances and Regulations
Understanding how cities, counties, townships, and even state governments use zoning laws to guide development and shape the community--and how you can make changes.
Why Zoning Is a Big Issue
Zoning Districts and Land Uses
Common Land Use Controls
Land Use Requirements and Restrictions
Different Uses in Different Zones
Development Standards Also Apply
Subdivisions
Zone Changes Are Not Easy

Content: Before you buy or develop real property, you need to be familiar the zoning regulations that apply. Just because your land is not zoned for a certain use does not mean the zoning cannot be changed to allow that use. Why Zoning Is a Big Issue
Zoning comes into play on every single real estate development, big or small. So if you are thinking about buying property or making improvements to property that you own, you'll need and want to know how zoning laws fit into your plan. If you fail to find out what uses are allowed as a first step, it can be an expensive mistake if it turns out zoning prohibits your development. Not only can you be forced to remove any improvements made to the property that violate the zoning regulations, you can also be fined and face a code enforcement action. Zoning also impacts the value of a given piece looking to build a subdivision. And depending on how productive the land is for agriculture, it may have limited value for farming, too. If you find a piece of vacant land that seems ideal for a rural subdivision, but later find out is zoned for agricultural use and cannot be divided, you may be stuck with a bare piece of land with no development potential. Zoning Districts and Land Uses
Many of what ways in which owners use their land are incompatible with each other.