Title: Zoning - Wikipedia
Headings: Zoning
Zoning
Contents
Scope
Origins
Types
Single-use zoning
History
Criticisms
Mixed-use zoning
Form-based zoning
Conditional zoning
Pattern Zoning
Zoning laws by country
Australia
Canada
France
Japan
New Zealand
Singapore
The Philippines
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: Zoning and urban planning in France and Germany are regulated by national or federal codes. In the case of Germany this code includes contents of zoning plans as well as the legal procedure. The details of how individual planning systems incorporate zoning into their regulatory regimes varies though the intention is always similar. For example, in the state of Victoria, Australia, land use zones are combined with a system of planning scheme overlays to account for the multiplicity of factors that impact on desirable urban outcomes in any location. Most zoning systems have a procedure for granting variances (exceptions to the zoning rules), usually because of some perceived hardship caused by the particular nature of the property in question. Origins
The origins of zoning districts can be traced back to antiquity. The ancient walled city was the predecessor for classifying and regulating land, based on use. Outside the city walls were the undesirable functions, which were usually based on noise and smell; that was also where the poorest people lived. The space between the walls is where unsanitary and dangerous activities occurred such as butchering, waste disposal, and brick-firing.