Title: The Impact of Zoning on Property Values
Headings: The Impact of Zoning on Property Values
The Impact of Zoning on Property Values
Shannon Slater Follow
MNAA, Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser at DW Slater Company
What is Zoning?
What is the Highest and Best Use Analysis?
How would zoning impact the value of a property?
Shannon Slater
MNAA, Certified Residential Real Estate Appraiser at DW Slater Company

Content: The Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal, 4th Edition)
There are various types of zoning: Single- Family Residential
Multifamily Residential
Planned Unit Development
Commercial
Industrial
Mixed-Use
Public Building Facility
Airport
Some cities have zoning maps located on their websites however the city can always be contacted to provide the zoning for a property located within their city limits. By appraising in various cities in our markets, I can confidently state that each city has its own unique zoning. Some are simple and some are very complex. Some very small cities do not have zoning at all. When an appraisal is performed on your home, the appraiser is to determine the zoning for the property if any. Most of the rural areas that we appraise in North Texas that are located outside city limits do not have zoning. However, some properties or developments located outside the city limits will have deed restrictions. What is the Highest and Best Use Analysis? Determining the zoning of a property is a part of the Highest and Best Use Analysis that is performed for an appraisal, this would include vacant land, residential properties and commercial properties.