Friday, October 4, 2024

 Zoning is the way a community regulates the use of land. Zoning regulations allow a community to control where different uses occur and under what circumstances. Zoning groups land uses according to their compatibility and separates them to protect the health, safety and general well being of the community. Police Power of zoning allows government, in protecting the public interest, to apply certain limitations to the use and development of private land without the need to compensate for the owner’s loss due to the limitations. However, if the limitations are so restrictive that the land loses its development possibility then the government must pay reasonable compensation.