Tag: zoning
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Zoning Basics
A notice goes up for a new building beside your house, and you wonder what is zoning and whether it decides this. Zoning is local law that sets what may be built and used in each part of a city. Zoning is one working tool within the wider practice of city planning. If you want…
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Urban Planning Basics
A notice about a new building on your street raises a fair question: what is urban planning, and who decides what gets built? It is the work of shaping land use, infrastructure and community development through rules, long-range plans and public decisions. Quick answer: start with zoning if your question is about a specific lot,…