Title: WHAT IS ZONING
Headings: 
WHAT IS ZONING?
WHAT ELSE DO ZONING LAWS REGULATE?
WHO CONTROLS ZONING?
WHAT ARE SOME MAJOR TYPES OF CLASSIFICATIONS?
IS ZONING PERMANENT?
WHAT DO ALL THE ZONING SYMBOLS , SUCH AS R2 OR M3, MEAN?

Content: WHAT IS ZONING
WHAT IS ZONING? Zoning is the way the governments control the physical development of land and the kinds of uses to which each individual property may be put. Zoning laws typically specify the areas in which residential, industrial, recreational or commercial activities may take place. For example, an R-1 residential zone might allow only single-family detached homes as opposed to duplexes or apartment complexes. On the other hand, a C-1 commercial zone might be zoned to permit only certain commercial or industrial uses in one jurisdiction, but permit a mix of housing and businesses in another jurisdiction. WHAT ELSE DO ZONING LAWS REGULATE? Besides restricting the uses that can be made of land and buildings, zoning laws also may regulate the dimensional requirements for lots and for buildings on property located within the town, the density of development, and whether you can have pigeons, dogs, sheep or llamas. Some zoning ordinances also regulate the extraction of natural resources from land within the zoned area, others provide space for hospitals, parks, schools, and open space and still others protect places of historical significance within the community. WHO CONTROLS ZONING? Zoning is a purely a county, city, or municipal affair.