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This 5 page paper examines zoning regulations in the United States, differences in land use planning in the U.S. and abroad, and looks briefly at three planned communities. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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the U.S. and abroad, and looks briefly at three planned communities. Overview of U.S. Zoning Regulations While many nations have overall land planning regulations in place, the United
States does not. It may be the sheer size of the country or the fact that there is a constant interplay among federal, state and local governments, but the
result is that any planning in the U.S. "essentially occurs from the bottom up" (Arendt, 1987). This is in contrast to the "top down" approach used in Britain (Arendt,
1987). However, there are "environmental laws and some enabling legislation [in place] which enables states to adopt their own laws. Federal courts have provided a body of case-law
clarifying the legal limits of local and state land-use regulation" (Arendt, 1987). In other words, planning in the U.S. is most often the responsibility of the local community.
Differences in Land Use Planning in the U.S. and Abroad Arendt worked in both the U.S. and Britain and so can speak with authority to the differences in the
way the two countries approach land use planning. He tells us that one of the reasons why the approaches are so different is that "in the United States, the
degree of legally permissible land-use restriction is defined by the Constitution, which protects landowners from restrictions which are so strict as to constitute a significant taking of property rights, without
adequate compensation" (Arendt, 1987). In certain cases, when development of certain lands could be hazardous (floodplains and wetlands), "courts have upheld statutory prohibition of filling or construction" (Arendt, 1987).
In other areas that are ecologically sensitive but less fragile, "restriction to low-density residential zoning is legally permissible, as is the exclusive of particular high-risk commercial or industrial operations"
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