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: 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. For example, most people living in a sleepy residential neighborhood do not want a heavy industrial use, like an oil refinery, right next door. Similarly, many farm uses, which can be noisy, dusty, and stinky, are not compatible with residential uses. To guide certain types of development and avoid conflict between, zoning regulations have been adopted in most areas. Common Land Use Controls
Many jurisdictions have two primary documents that relate to zoning. The first is called a comprehensive plan (also known as a “master plan” or “general plan”).