Title: Zoning - Wikipedia
Headings: Zoning
Zoning
Contents
Scope
Origins and history of zoning
Types
Single-use zoning
History
Criticisms
Mixed-use zoning
Form-based zoning
Conditional zoning
Pattern zoning
By country
Australia
Canada
France
Japan
New Zealand
Philippines
Singapore
United States
Scale
Types in use in the United States
Social problems in the United States
United Kingdom
See also
References
Further reading
External links

Content: The Zoning Scheme of the General Spatial Plan for the City of Skopje, North Macedonia. Different urban zoning areas are represented by different colours. Contents
1 Scope
2 Origins and history of zoning
3 Types
3.1 Single-use zoning
3.1.1 History
3.1.2 Criticisms
3.2 Mixed-use zoning
3.3 Form-based zoning
3.4 Conditional zoning
3.5 Pattern zoning
4 By country
4.1 Australia
4.2 Canada
4.3 France
4.4 Japan
4.5 New Zealand
4.6 Philippines
4.7 Singapore
4.8 United States
4.8.1 Scale
4.8.2 Types in use in the United States
4.8.3 Social problems in the United States
4.9 United Kingdom
5 See also
6 References
7 Further reading
8 External links
Scope
The primary purpose of zoning is to segregate uses that are thought to be incompatible. In practice, zoning is also used to prevent new development from interfering with existing uses and/or to preserve the "character" of a community. Zoning may include regulation of the kinds of activities which will be acceptable on particular lots (such as open space, residential, agricultural, commercial or industrial), the densities at which those activities can be performed (from low-density housing such as single family homes to high-density such as high-rise apartment buildings ), the height of buildings, the amount of space structures may occupy, the location of a building on the lot ( setbacks ), the proportions of the types of space on a lot, such as how much landscaped space, impervious surface, traffic lanes, and whether or not parking is provided. Zoning is commonly controlled by local governments such as counties or municipalities, though the nature of the zoning regime may be determined or limited by state or national planning authorities or through enabling legislation. In some countries, e. g. France, Germany or Canada, zoning plans must comply with upper-tier (national, regional, state, provincial) planning and policy statements. In the case of Germany this code includes contents of zoning plans as well as the legal procedure. In Australia, land under the control of the Commonwealth (federal) government is not subject to state planning controls. The United States and other federal countries are similar.